You are leading a healthcare application project using a hybrid methodology. Regulatory compliance requirements are managed through predictive planning with detailed documentation, while user interface features are developed using two-week Scrum sprints. During a retrospective, the development team reports frustration that compliance reviews are creating bottlenecks, as the compliance officer needs five business days to review each increment before it can be released to staging. This delay is impacting the team's ability to get timely feedback. What is the best approach to address this issue?

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The correct answer is A. The best solution in a hybrid environment is to optimize the integration points between predictive and iterative components. By collaborating with the compliance officer to integrate compliance into the Definition of Done and exploring automation or earlier involvement, you address the root cause while maintaining both regulatory rigor and iterative flow. This approach embodies servant leadership and continuous improvement. Option D is the main distractor but is problematic because batching sprints defeats the purpose of iterative development—getting rapid feedback and delivering incremental value. It would delay feedback cycles and increase risk by allowing issues to compound across multiple sprints before detection.

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