After attending a technology exposition, an influential stakeholder believes that integrating a new technology into the program will increase benefits and help shorten the schedule. The stakeholder…

Question

Options

• AAssess the new technology and discuss the results with the program steering committee to
• BStart the change management process and submit a change request to integrate the new
• CInform the stakeholder that the program will not be changed until proof of concept (PoC) is
• DResearch the new technology and begin its integration during the next development cycle.

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  6% (2)
• C
  72% (23)
• D
  16% (5)

Explanation

An influential stakeholder requesting immediate integration of unproven technology poses significant program risk. The correct first response is to inform the stakeholder that a Proof of Concept (PoC) must be completed before any integration commitment is made. This protects the program from schedule and scope risk tied to untested technology. Option A involves the steering committee but implies the technology might be integrated based solely on an assessment, bypassing PoC validation. Option B starts the change management process prematurely - before the technology is even validated. Option D begins integration without governance approval or validation, which is reckless. PoC is the required gate before any change request or integration can proceed.

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