During the program execution stage, the component project manager responsible for testing estimates that budgeted hours may exceed 200 hours. What should the program manager do?

Question

Options

• ACommunicate to the program sponsor regarding the additional estimated cost and request a
• BDetermine which component projects have excess capacity and rebalance those resources to
• CRequest that the project manager make the team members work additional hours and not bill
• DTalk with the project manager and find ways to reduce hours in another part of the project.

• A
  6% (3)
• B
  78% (38)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  12% (6)

Explanation

When a component project manager forecasts a budget overrun, the program manager's responsibility is to address the issue at the program level by optimizing resources across all components. Determining which component projects have excess capacity and rebalancing those resources to the at-risk testing component addresses the problem within the existing program budget-without needing to escalate for additional funds (A), violate ethical labor practices (C), or simply shift the problem elsewhere within the same component (D). This reflects a core program management competency: resource optimization and integration across component projects to protect overall program performance. The program manager has visibility across all components and is uniquely positioned to perform this rebalancing.

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