PMP Practice Question: Process — Hybrid, Medium
Your product development project uses a hybrid approach with quarterly predictive planning cycles and two-week agile sprints for execution. During sprint planning for sprint 5, the development team identifies technical debt accumulated over the past four sprints that is slowing their velocity by approximately 30%. The team wants to dedicate the next two sprints entirely to addressing technical debt, but this would impact committed deliverables for the quarterly milestone. The business stakeholders are expecting specific features at the end of the quarter. What is the best approach to address this situation?
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