Your ten month-long project has been underway for six months, but it needs to be accelerated so that all project objectives are met a month earlier than originally planned. What two actions could…

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Options

• AAssess the timing and resource assignments for riskiest tasks, then put extra resources on
• BPrepare presentations for the senior executives, focusing on the project accomplishments
• CEnsure that project and task objectives are clear, measurable, and communicated to all
• DOrganize a project team meeting to explain that new or changed requirements will be
• EGain sponsor agreement to make decisions within three days of receiving the request for
• FConduct design reviews to identify where off-the shelf software can be used instead of the

• A
  11% (2)
• B
  6% (1)
• C
  72% (13)
• F
  11% (2)

Explanation

Accelerating a project requires removing two of the most common causes of delay: unclear direction and slow decision-making. Option C (clear, measurable, communicated objectives) ensures teams don't waste time on rework or misaligned deliverables - ambiguity is a silent schedule killer. Option E (sponsor commitment to 3-day decision turnaround) eliminates approval bottlenecks, which are among the most frequent causes of project drag, especially when changes need fast authorization to keep momentum.

Why the distractors fall short:

• A is tempting but misses the point - extra resources should target critical path tasks, not just the riskiest ones; risk and schedule impact aren't the same thing.
• B (executive presentations) is stakeholder communication, not acceleration - it doesn't change how work gets done.
• D (meeting about requirements changes) addresses scope control but doesn't directly speed up delivery.
• F (design reviews for off-the-shelf software) is too late at month 6 of 10 - the cost of re-evaluation and potential redesign likely exceeds any savings.

Memory tip: Think "Clarity + Cadence." C = Clarity (everyone knows what done looks like), E = Cadence (decisions happen fast). Both eliminate invisible wait time that silently inflates schedules.

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