PMI-ACP Leadership Practice Question
During a retrospective, two senior team members disagree on the technical architecture for a new feature, leading to a standstill. How should you facilitate this?
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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Suggest a time-boxed experiment to test both approaches and compare outcomes.
A servant leader guides the team to reach a consensus or make a decision based on data, rather than imposing a solution.
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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Make the decision yourself to prevent further delay.
Why it's wrong here
Imposing a decision undermines the team's self-organization.
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Ask the product owner to decide the architecture.
Why it's wrong here
The Product Owner manages the 'what' (value), not the 'how' (technical architecture).
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Vote on the approaches and go with the majority.
Why it's wrong here
Voting often leaves the 'losing' party feeling disengaged; consensus or empirical testing is preferred.
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Suggest a time-boxed experiment to test both approaches and compare outcomes.
Why this is correct
Using empirical evidence (experimentation) helps the team resolve technical disagreements objectively.
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