CAPM Practice: Explain when it is appropriate to use an adaptive approach

Early and frequent delivery creates a feedback loop that is impossible in predictive approaches. Stakeholders can evaluate working increments, identify what works and what doesn't, and redirect the next iteration before the entire product is built. This reduces the risk of building a complete product that misses the mark, and delivers business value throughout the project rather than only at the end.

**Why not A:** Adaptive approaches typically introduce more frequent ceremonies — daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives — not fewer meetings. The benefit of incremental delivery is early value and rapid feedback, not a reduction in meeting overhead.

**Why not B:** Adaptive projects require continuous planning at multiple levels — release planning, iteration planning, and backlog refinement. Incremental delivery changes the nature of planning from big-bang upfront to rolling-wave, but it does not eliminate planning.

**Why not C:** Incremental delivery does not necessarily reduce total project duration; the same features still need to be designed, built, and tested. The advantage is that value reaches stakeholders earlier in the timeline and course corrections become possible mid-project, not that the total project necessarily finishes sooner.