PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Agile, Hard
Your agile team is developing a cloud-based platform for a healthcare provider. Six months into the project, a major technology vendor announces end-of-support for a core component your architecture depends on, effective in 18 months. Replacing this component requires significant architectural changes. Simultaneously, your organization is negotiating a potential merger with another healthcare provider that uses a completely different technology stack. The Product Owner wants to continue building features on the current architecture. The enterprise architect recommends pausing feature development to address technical sustainability. Several team members suggest waiting for merger clarity before making major technical decisions. What should you recommend?
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