A program manager, who reports to a company's CIO, is responsible for managing a strategic initiative program. During a program review meeting, the CIO informs the program manager about potential budg

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Options

• AUpdate the benefits management plan, and send it to stakeholders for review.
• BDocument the impact on the program, then present the findings to the steering committee to
• CConduct a risk assessment associated with an accelerated schedule, update the risk register, and
• DRevise the program schedule to adapt to an accelerated delivery of benefits, and present it to the

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  79% (23)
• C
  7% (2)
• D
  10% (3)

Explanation

When informed of potential budget cuts and pressure to accelerate delivery, the program manager must first document the full impact on the program and then present those findings to the steering committee. The steering committee has governance authority over program-level decisions involving budget, scope, and schedule tradeoffs - this is precisely the kind of decision that requires their involvement. Unilaterally revising the schedule (D) or updating the benefits plan (A) without governance approval bypasses established oversight. Conducting a risk assessment (C) is important but is not the first action - the impact analysis and governance escalation come first.

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