PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Agile, Medium
A software development team is working in two-week sprints when the organization announces a merger with a competitor. The merger will result in consolidation of product lines, but details won't be finalized for at least three months. Team members are anxious about job security and future direction. Sprint velocity has dropped by 30% over the last two sprints. As the scrum master, what is the most appropriate action?
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