PMP Practice Question 1126 - Process
An organization is transitioning to agile delivery, and a new team has been assembled. A project is not going well because the variation of the team velocity is very high and every sprint delivers less than committed. A new project lead with a strong technical background has been assigned to the project. What should the project lead do?
- ✓ Correct A.Recommend a different estimation method in the retrospective.
- B.Ask that estimations be provided only by senior developers.
- C.Allocate more time for estimation in the sprint planning.
- D.Review and update the estimations in the daily standup.
Correct answer: A
Explanation
When an agile team has high velocity variation and consistently delivers less than committed, the new project lead should recommend a different estimation method in the retrospective. The retrospective is the ideal setting for the team to reflect on estimation accuracy, analyze root causes of high variation, and collaboratively adopt improved estimation practices. Asking only senior developers to estimate (B) excludes the team and undermines agile collaboration. Allocating more estimation time in sprint planning (C) does not address the method's accuracy. Reviewing estimations in daily standups (D) is not the appropriate ceremony for estimation process changes.
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