Gary is program manager for his organization. His current program is over budget and is slipping on the program schedule. Management has demanded a change to the program scope. What is the most…

The correct answer is B. A change to reduce the program scope. When a program is both over budget and behind schedule, the standard management response is to reduce scope - delivering fewer features or deliverables to bring costs and schedule back in line with what is feasible. Adding more funds (A) or more time (D) would worsen the…

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Question

Gary is program manager for his organization. His current program is over budget and is slipping on the program schedule. Management has demanded a change to the program scope. What is the most likely type of change management would make to this program scope?

Options

AA change to add additional funds to the program scope
BA change to reduce the program scope
CAnything that management demands
DA change to add additional time to the program schedule

How the community answered

(41 responses)

A
17% (7)
B
71% (29)
C
5% (2)
D
7% (3)

Explanation

When a program is both over budget and behind schedule, the standard management response is to reduce scope - delivering fewer features or deliverables to bring costs and schedule back in line with what is feasible. Adding more funds (A) or more time (D) would worsen the overrun problem. While management can technically demand anything (C), that answer is not specific or useful in a test context. Scope reduction is the logical corrective action when a program cannot meet its cost and schedule targets.

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#Program Scope Management#Program Change Management#Program Performance#Program Constraints

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