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Paint-Drip

An agile skills profile where a person has broad, general capability across many areas (the paint) with a few deeper specialties that drip down. Also known as broken-comb, it enables cross-functional work, swarming, and flexibility by reducing single-skill bottlenecks.

Key Points

  • Wide base of knowledge paired with several deeper spikes of expertise.
  • Supports swarming and reduces handoffs by letting people contribute across tasks.
  • Differs from T-shaped (one deep area) and comb-shaped (many uniform depths); paint-drip has uneven depths.
  • Improves capacity balancing, cross-training, and resilience when priorities change.

Example

A developer in a Scrum team can do basic UI, write acceptance tests, and help with deployment, but has deep skill in backend APIs and test automation. When a testing bottleneck appears, they shift from coding to expand automated tests, keeping flow smooth.

PMP Example Question

A Scrum Master wants a team member who can help with many tasks but has a couple of deep specialties to address bottlenecks. What skills profile best matches this need?

  1. I-shaped specialist with a single narrow expertise
  2. T-shaped generalist with breadth and one deep area
  3. Paint-drip profile with breadth and a few deep drips
  4. Component team focused on one subsystem

Correct Answer: C — Paint-drip skills profile

Explanation: Paint-drip (broken-comb) combines broad capability with multiple deeper areas, allowing flexible contribution and targeted depth where needed.

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