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PK0-003 · Question #33

A key supplier has informed the project manager that there will be a two month delay to fulfill an order. Which component of the project plan is affected and which of the following actions should be…

The correct answer is A. Evaluate the project schedule and raise a project issue. A supplier delay directly impacts the project schedule, necessitating its evaluation and the logging of this as a formal project issue.

Project management concepts

Question

A key supplier has informed the project manager that there will be a two month delay to fulfill an order. Which component of the project plan is affected and which of the following actions should be taken?

Options

  • AEvaluate the project schedule and raise a project issue.
  • BManage project quality and schedule a meeting.
  • CImplement approved changes by utilizing a change management form.
  • DManage scope and consider a project change request.

How the community answered

(13 responses)
  • A
    77% (10)
  • B
    8% (1)
  • D
    15% (2)

Why each option

A supplier delay directly impacts the project schedule, necessitating its evaluation and the logging of this as a formal project issue.

AEvaluate the project schedule and raise a project issue.Correct

A two-month delay from a supplier directly impacts the project's timeline, making it crucial to evaluate the project schedule for impacts and formally log this significant disruption as a project issue.

BManage project quality and schedule a meeting.

A supplier delay primarily affects schedule and potentially cost, not directly project quality, and simply scheduling a meeting isn't the primary immediate action for a project issue.

CImplement approved changes by utilizing a change management form.

Implementing approved changes comes after identifying the impact and deciding on a course of action; the immediate step is to recognize the problem.

DManage scope and consider a project change request.

A supplier delay impacts the schedule, not necessarily the project scope unless a scope change is a chosen mitigation strategy, and a change request isn't the first action.

Concept tested: Project schedule management and issue logging

Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/project-management-schedule-control-6032

Topics

#Schedule management#Risk management#Issues log#Supplier management

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