An organization is faced with increasing demand from the board of directors. They say budgets are flexible as long as the work gets completed. Which project management approach should the…

The correct answer is C. Adaptive. An adaptive approach is best suited when demand is increasing and budgets are flexible as long as the work gets done. Adaptive (Agile) approaches embrace change, allow scope and priorities to evolve iteration by iteration, and don't lock in a rigid plan upfront. The board's…

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An organization is faced with increasing demand from the board of directors. They say budgets are flexible as long as the work gets completed. Which project management approach should the organization use?

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APredictive
BIterative
CAdaptive
DHybrid

How the community answered

(55 responses)

A
4% (2)
B
9% (5)
C
82% (45)
D
5% (3)

Explanation

An adaptive approach is best suited when demand is increasing and budgets are flexible as long as the work gets done. Adaptive (Agile) approaches embrace change, allow scope and priorities to evolve iteration by iteration, and don't lock in a rigid plan upfront. The board's statement-'budgets are flexible as long as the work gets completed'-signals that delivery of value matters more than adhering to a fixed cost baseline, which is the hallmark of adaptive project management. Predictive (A) fixes scope, schedule, and budget at the start, which conflicts with flexibility. Iterative (B) refines through cycles but doesn't inherently handle rapidly shifting demand as well as adaptive. Hybrid (D) is a blend, but pure adaptive is the clearest fit given the described conditions.

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#Adaptive approaches#Project methodologies#Evolving requirements#Project flexibility

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