PMP Questions ID 2601 a project manager is asked to use the company s new system for cost estimation after already havi

A project manager is asked to use the company's new system for cost estimation after already having completed one. The new system is complicated, and the process will add two weeks to the project timeline. Stakeholder tolerance for extending the schedule is low. However, the new process must be followed to achieve project approval and move to the execution phase. What should the project manager do?

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Communicate to key stakeholders that the new process requires a project restart at the beginning of the planning phase.

Communicate to key stakeholders that the current estimate may require updates, and continue with periodic cost reviews to discuss the updates.

Proceed with the current estimate, explaining to the key stakeholders that the new process would increase the timeline significantly.

Communicate to key stakeholders that there will be a two-week project delay due to the new process.

A project manager is reviewing approved change requests made within the past month. The process has been efficient, but implementation is taking longer than originally planned. What should the project manager do?

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Follow change management procedures to monitor implementation.

Return the change requests to the change control board (CCB) for further review.

Request additional resources.

Ask stakeholders to raise only critical changes.

A project manager joins a project as a replacement on a project team. During initial meetings, the project manager realizes there are many differing opinions about how to address technical decisions. Team members do not respect each other's ideas, and the environment is becoming counterproductive. In what phase of development is the team?

A sponsor is very upset because they did not know about a project change to reduce the budget. The project manager and project team do not understand the sponsor's frustration, because the change was required and beneficial to the project. What should the project manager have done first?

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Notified the client of the budget decrease and ensure project requirements will not be affected.

Asked management if there is a required project budget for the financial period.

Documented the change in detail since the sponsor is responsible for making budgetary decisions.

Consulted the sponsor since the sponsor is a member of the change control board (CCB).

During project implementation, a functional manager asks to include additional functionality that will benefit the customer. What should the project manager do?

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Engage the stakeholders to obtain their agreement.

Immediately implement the change to satisfy the customer.

Submit the request to the change control board (CCB).

Refer the request to the project sponsor and the steering committee.

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