The program manager takes over a poorly performing program. After a review of the documentation and interviews with the program sponsor, stakeholders, and program constituents, the program manager…

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• AAssess the program schedule and determine how to maintain all projects and components within
• BDiscuss the situation with the program stakeholders and let them decide which projects to
• CDiscuss the situation with the program sponsor(s) and let the sponsor(s) make the decision as to
• DDevelop a change request to present to the governance board, accelerate some projects, close

• A
  65% (17)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  12% (3)
• D
  19% (5)

Explanation

When inheriting a misaligned program, the first action must be a thorough assessment of the program schedule and all component projects. This diagnostic step reveals the current state, interdependencies, resource commitments, and what can realistically be maintained - providing the data foundation for any subsequent realignment decisions. Proposing a change request to the governance board (D) or recommending project closures without this analysis is premature and uninformed. Deferring the decision to stakeholders (B) or the sponsor (C) without first providing a data-driven assessment fails the program manager's analytical responsibility.

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