PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project manager is leading a project in an organization that uses a hybrid methodology. The team follows a predictive approach for requirements gathering and design, but uses iterative sprints for development. Which life cycle best describes this project?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the confusion between hybrid and iterative or adaptive life cycles, so candidates must identify the explicit combination of predictive and iterative elements as the defining characteristic of hybrid.
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Hybrid life cycle
A hybrid life cycle combines predictive and adaptive elements, using a predictive approach for some phases (e.g., requirements and design) and an iterative or agile approach for others (e.g., development sprints). The scenario explicitly describes predictive requirements gathering and design with iterative sprints for development, which is the definition of a hybrid life cycle. Therefore, hybrid is the correct answer.
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Hybrid life cycle
Why this is correct
A hybrid life cycle combines predictive and adaptive phases within one project, matching the stem's split: predictive requirements gathering and design, then iterative sprints for development. It satisfies the constraint that both approaches coexist sequentially, rather than the whole project following a single methodology.
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Iterative life cycle
Why it's wrong here
An iterative life cycle repeats cycles to refine a single deliverable through progressive elaboration, whereas this project baselines requirements and design predictively and only develops in sprints. It tempts because sprints are iterative, and would be correct if the team were refining requirements or design through repeated cycles rather than fixing them before development.
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Predictive life cycle
Why it's wrong here
A predictive life cycle runs sequentially with a single delivery at the end, so it cannot accommodate the iterative development sprints described. It tempts because requirements gathering and design are handled predictively, and would be correct if the entire project, including development, followed one planned sequential pass with no sprints.
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Adaptive life cycle
Why it's wrong here
An adaptive life cycle is fully agile, with requirements emerging and changing throughout; here requirements and design are fixed predictively, so only development is iterative. It tempts because the sprints look agile, and would be correct if scope were also discovered and reprioritised incrementally rather than baselined up front.
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