A project manager is leading an effort to build a new factory near a river, and the local population is concerned about the impact of the factory on the waterway. In response, the local council will…

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Options

• AThe project scope will decrease.
• BAdditional resources will be required.
• CThe schedule will be impacted.
• DAdditional deliverables will be required.
• EThe burn rate will decrease.
• FThe cost will increase.
• GThe budget will increase.

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  24% (8)
• C
  59% (20)
• D
  3% (1)
• E
  9% (3)

Explanation

Regular inspections by the local council introduce several project constraints. (C) The schedule will be impacted because inspections require halting or pausing work, waiting for clearance, and potentially addressing findings before continuing. (F) The cost will increase because the project team must spend time and effort preparing for inspections, remediating any findings, and implementing additional environmental safeguards. (G) The budget will increase as a direct consequence of the higher costs - the approved budget must be adjusted upward to cover these unplanned expenses. Scope (A) is not likely to decrease since the factory still needs to be built. Additional deliverables (D) is plausible but less certain than the cost/schedule/budget triple impact. Burn rate decreasing (E) is incorrect - inspections cause delays but do not reduce spending.

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