Which TWO of the following are characteristics of a 'T-shaped' team member in an agile team?

Answer options:

They focus exclusively on their specialty to maximize efficiency.

They have deep expertise in one area (the vertical bar).

They are generalists with no specific expertise.

They have broad skills and can help in other areas when needed (the horizontal bar).

They manage the team's schedule.

They refuse to do testing if they are developers.

How to approach this question

Select TWO. T-Shape = Deep in one thing + Broad in many things.

Full Answer

B,D

Task 6 (Build a team). Agile teams value T-shaped people because they reduce bottlenecks. If the specialist work is done, they can help elsewhere (swarming).

Common mistakes

Confusing T-shaped with Generalist (Jack of all trades, master of none).

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