PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Hybrid, Hard
An organization is transforming its product development approach from predictive to hybrid delivery. The project manager is leading the first hybrid initiative, combining waterfall for hardware development (9-month cycle) with agile for software development (2-week sprints). After three months, hardware design changes are forcing frequent software rework, causing the agile team to miss sprint goals consistently. The hardware team operates in a different building and follows traditional change control processes that take 3-4 weeks for approvals. Both teams are frustrated, and integration issues are emerging. What is the MOST effective approach to address this situation?
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