Exam PMI-ACP topic 1 question 146 discussion

Continuous Improvement: The retrospective is a key agile practice for continuous improvement. It allows the team to reflect on their performance, identify issues, and develop actionable plans to address them. Root Cause Analysis: By focusing on velocity and schedule concerns during the retrospective, the team can identify the root causes of their lower-than-predicted velocity and incorrect forecasts. Adaptation: This approach enables the team to adapt their processes and plans based on the insights gained, which can help in improving their velocity and meeting critical release dates. Team Collaboration: Discussing these concerns in a retrospective fosters a collaborative environment where all team members can contribute to finding solutions and making necessary adjustments.

C. Focus on velocity and schedule during retrospective: Retrospectives are valuable for process improvement, but holding one now might delay immediate action needed to adjust the release plan and communicate revised expectations to stakeholders.

A: No, reprioritizing the backlog may impact scope, but it might not necessarily address the potential delivery date issue. B: Might not be a sustainable solution in the short term and may not address the immediate concerns. Adding resources may not necessarily result in an immediate increase in velocity. C: Is valuable, but the immediate concern is meeting the critical release date. The retrospective is a continuous improvement activity that should be done regularly but may not provide an immediate solution to the urgent issue. Therefore, D is the most pragmatic option for addressing the team's worries about meeting the critical release date.

I choose C

A = wrong. The velocity is an issue, not no. of features B = wrong. There's no target velocity C = seems to be correct, BUT cannot improve the velocity if you just focus on velocity since - it is a process. This is definitely a step that has to be taken but after D D = correct. If the velocity is an issue, then reestimation (as a corrective action) is a must and consequently needs an update to stakeholders to manage their expectations.

Vote A

i vote A

I choose A

D - Result of lower velocity is wrong forecasts. Correct forecasts, by re-estimating.

C is correct. The question asks for corrective actions (in the retrospective, the team discusses what should be done to improve)

why not A? Agile about adoptability not corrective action !