DAF Choose Your Way OF Working Practice Question
Your team is currently struggling with high levels of work-in-process (WIP) that is causing delays. According to the Choose Your Way of Working (WoW) mindset, what is the first step you should take?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Analyze the 'Coordinate Activities' process goal and select a practice to limit WIP.
The DA toolkit emphasizes improving the workflow. Reducing WIP is a classic strategy to improve flow, and you should choose a process goal like 'Coordinate Activities' or 'Produce Potentially Consumable Solution' and select a practice that explicitly limits WIP, such as 'Implement a Kanban board'.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Stop all work until the backlog is re-prioritized.
Why it's wrong here
Stopping all work is rarely a fit-for-purpose solution in a professional environment.
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Analyze the 'Coordinate Activities' process goal and select a practice to limit WIP.
Why this is correct
Selecting a practice based on a specific process goal is the core of the DA tailoring approach.
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Ask management to hire more staff to handle the current WIP.
Why it's wrong here
Adding resources often increases complexity and delays without addressing the systemic flow issue.
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Adopt a full Scrum framework immediately.
Why it's wrong here
DA advocates for goal-driven tailoring, not blind adoption of a full framework.
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