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Question 167
You are leading a predictive software development project for your organization. Midway through the project, a programmer approaches you and lets you know that she has found an alternate method of performing a task that will save the project and company a great deal of time and money. What should you do next?
- A Evaluate this alternate method and submit a change request.
- B Revisit this idea in the project retrospective to implement this for future projects.
- C Implement the change to the method of performing a task since it will save money.
- D Do nothing as the project budget is already finalized.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The project manager should always evaluate any suggested changes for project impacts. Once these impacts are assessed, the project manager should submit a change request. This project is a predictive project, so retrospectives are not being utilized. Doing nothing ignores the positive risk the team member has identified, so this choice is incorrect. The project manager should not implement this proposed change until a change request has been submitted and approved.Discussion
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