Which are enablers for small batches?

• A. Co-location and good infrastructure
• B. Large centralized teams
• C. Long lead times
• D. Extensive approvals

Answer: (A)

Small batches move quickly when communication is seamless and the delivery pipeline can support rapid changes. Co-location speeds collaboration and decision-making, reducing waiting time and handoffs so a small, focused set of work can be completed and validated fast. Good infrastructure, including automated builds, continuous integration and delivery, reliable test environments, and scalable deployment pipelines, removes technical bottlenecks that would otherwise force larger increments and longer cycles. Together, these factors enable frequent, smaller increments with fast feedback, which is the essence of delivering in small batches.

Large centralized teams tend to add coordination overhead and dependencies that slow work. Long lead times and extensive approvals introduce latency that makes small batches impractical, so they don’t fit the pattern.