PK0-004 · Question #751
A project manager launched a survey for future end users of a new product under development. The sponsor received the survey results and realized the needs are different than the features currently…
The correct answer is B. The cost of the changes would be more than planned. When survey results reveal that user needs differ significantly from current development, continuing the project would require costly rework, making cancellation the financially responsible decision.
Question
A project manager launched a survey for future end users of a new product under development. The sponsor received the survey results and realized the needs are different than the features currently being developed. The sponsor decided to cancel the project. Which of the following explains why the sponsor made this decision?
Options
- AConstraint reprioritization needed to be carried out.
- BThe cost of the changes would be more than planned.
- CThe survey was not stated in the project management plan.
- DMore than half of the project charter should be updated.
How the community answered
(17 responses)- A18% (3)
- B71% (12)
- C6% (1)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
When survey results reveal that user needs differ significantly from current development, continuing the project would require costly rework, making cancellation the financially responsible decision.
Constraint reprioritization adjusts trade-offs among scope, time, and cost but does not explain why the sponsor would cancel the project outright.
At this stage, reworking the project to align with newly discovered user needs would require significant scope changes to features already in development. The cost to implement those changes would likely exceed the original budget, making cancellation more economically justifiable than continuing with a misaligned product.
Whether or not the survey was documented in the project management plan does not provide a business rationale for cancelling the project.
Needing to update the project charter is a change management activity; it is a process action, not a reason to cancel the entire project.
Concept tested: Project cancellation decision based on cost of scope changes
Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/cost-benefit-analysis-project-cancellation-8784
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