Which statement describes a cross-functional team?

Question

Options

• AEach team can deliver Features across multiple domains
• BEach team member can do all the activities to define, build, and test a Solution
• CEach team member can define and build, with a System Team testing the Solution
• DEach team member can define, build, and test a component or Feature

• A
  93% (43)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because a cross-functional team is defined by its collective ability to span multiple domains - the team as a whole brings together diverse skills (design, development, testing, etc.) so it can deliver Features without depending on outside teams. The key is that the team has breadth across domains, not that any single member does.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is wrong because it misattributes the collective capability to each individual - cross-functional describes the team's composition, not a requirement that every member be a generalist who can do everything alone.
• C is wrong because handing off testing to a System Team means the team is not self-sufficient - true cross-functionality requires all disciplines to be represented within the team.
• D combines two errors: it again wrongly places all skills on each individual, and scoping to a "component" implies specialization, which is the opposite of cross-functional breadth.

Memory tip: Think of "cross" as crossing domain boundaries - a cross-functional team crosses multiple domains collectively, so no Feature requires going outside the team to get done.

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