Question

During a project retrospective, several team members mention that they frequently wait for the two most experienced engineers to review and approve their code, creating bottlenecks. The engineers are overwhelmed, and delivery is slowing. The project manager wants to strengthen overall team performance sustainably. What should the project manager do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Work with the team to identify specific skill gaps and establish a knowledge-sharing and cross-training plan so more members can perform reviews

Answer

Hire two additional senior engineers to increase review capacity and reduce the bottleneck

Answer

Instruct the two senior engineers to approve code faster to keep the pipeline moving

Answer

Reassign all code reviews to the project manager to relieve the senior engineers