PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Hybrid, Easy
A project manager is leading a hybrid project to launch a new e-commerce platform. The infrastructure deployment follows a predictive approach, while feature development uses Scrum. During a retrospective, the Scrum team reports frustration that infrastructure dependencies are blocking their work. The infrastructure team says they are following their plan and cannot accommodate unplanned requests. What should the project manager do?
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