Which parts of the taxonomy should you enable the team to perform autonomously?

Your company has 60 developers who are assigned to four teams. Each team has 15 members.

The company uses an agile development methodology.

You need to structure the work of the development teams so that each team owns their respective work while working together to reach a common goal.

Which parts of the taxonomy should you enable the team to perform autonomously?
A . Features and Tasks
B . Initiatives and Epics
C . Epics and Features
D . Stories and Tasks

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Answer: A

Explanation:

A feature typically represents a shippable component of software.

Features, examples:

– Add view options to the new work hub

– Add mobile shopping cart

– Support text alerts

– Refresh the web portal with new look and feel

User Stories and Tasks are used to track work. Teams can choose how they track bugs, either as requirements or as tasks

Incorrect Answers:

B, C: An epic represents a business initiative to be accomplished.

Epics, examples:

– Increase customer engagement

– Improve and simplify the user experience

– Implement new architecture to improve performance

– Engineer the application to support future growth

– Support integration with external services

– Support mobile apps

Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/boards/backlogs/define-features-epics

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/boards/work-items/about-work-items