A project manager is not going to finish a project on time but cannot change the deadline or add more budget. Which of the following types of change would allow the project manager to finish the…

The correct answer is D. Quality. This question is rooted in the Triple Constraint (Scope, Time, Cost). When time (deadline) and cost (budget) are fixed and cannot be changed, the only remaining lever is Quality. The project manager can reduce quality standards or lower acceptance criteria to deliver something…

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A project manager is not going to finish a project on time but cannot change the deadline or add more budget. Which of the following types of change would allow the project manager to finish the project successfully?

Options

AResources
BCommunication
COrganization
DQuality

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A
4% (1)
B
4% (1)
C
8% (2)
D
85% (22)

Explanation

This question is rooted in the Triple Constraint (Scope, Time, Cost). When time (deadline) and cost (budget) are fixed and cannot be changed, the only remaining lever is Quality. The project manager can reduce quality standards or lower acceptance criteria to deliver something within the existing constraints. This is a scope/quality tradeoff-accepting a lower-quality output to meet the hard deadline and budget. Adding resources would increase cost, changing communication doesn't address delivery capacity, and reorganizing the team alone doesn't free up time or money to close the gap.

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