CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Question
A software development team has been using a feature branch workflow with long-lived branches. They frequently experience merge conflicts and integration delays. The team wants to adopt a more agile approach to reduce these issues. Which practice should the team adopt?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Adopt continuous integration, integrating code at least daily
Continuous integration (CI), which requires developers to merge their changes into the main branch frequently (at least daily) to detect conflicts early. Feature flags allow incomplete work to be hidden while merged, but the core practice to avoid merge conflicts is CI. Pair programming helps code quality but not integration delays. Timeboxing is a sprint planning technique, not directly related to integration.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Adopt continuous integration, integrating code at least daily
Why this is correct
Continuous integration ensures frequent merging, reducing merge conflicts and integration delays.
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Implement timeboxed iterations for each feature
Why it's wrong here
Timeboxing is about iteration length, not integration frequency.
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Implement feature flags to hide incomplete work
Why it's wrong here
Feature flags are a technique to decouple deployment from release, but they don't address merge conflicts directly.
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Use pair programming to improve code quality
Why it's wrong here
Pair programming improves quality but doesn't solve integration issues.
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