PMP · Question #1215
During a project to develop a new pharmaceutical product, the project manager was informed that there has been a change in government regulations regarding the materials of the project. What should…
The correct answer is C. Study the new regulations with the team and evaluate if there is any impact on the project. Upon learning of new government regulations, the project manager must first collaborate with the team to study the regulations and evaluate their specific impact on project deliverables and the schedule.
Question
During a project to develop a new pharmaceutical product, the project manager was informed that there has been a change in government regulations regarding the materials of the project. What should the project manager do?
Options
- AUpdate the contingency plan to take this issue into account.
- BMeet with the stakeholders to update the risk register and risk management plan.
- CStudy the new regulations with the team and evaluate if there is any impact on the project
- DReview the procurement documentation and modify requirements as needed.
How the community answered
(20 responses)- A5% (1)
- B5% (1)
- C75% (15)
- D15% (3)
Why each option
Upon learning of new government regulations, the project manager must first collaborate with the team to study the regulations and evaluate their specific impact on project deliverables and the schedule.
Updating the contingency plan is a reactive measure that should occur only after the impact of the new regulations has been fully assessed and understood.
Meeting with stakeholders to update the risk register and plan is important, but it logically follows the initial assessment of the regulations' impact, as you need to know *what* has changed before you can update the risk documentation.
New government regulations are a significant external change that can directly impact project constraints and deliverables. The project manager's immediate step is to work with the project team to thoroughly understand the new regulations and perform an impact assessment to determine how they specifically affect the project's scope, materials, schedule, and quality, before deciding on a course of action.
Reviewing procurement documentation and modifying requirements is a potential consequence of the new regulations' impact, not the initial necessary step of understanding the regulations themselves.
Concept tested: Change impact analysis and compliance
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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Community Discussion
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Orla P.Apr 26, 2026Confirmed C on exam last month. Before you touch any documentation or pull stakeholders into a meeting, you need to actually read the new regulations with your team and figure out whether they even affect your project.
Olusegun A.May 3, 2026C is correct because you assess impact before you touch any artifact, thats just basic change discipline. B is the trap here since people want to jump straight to risk updates, but you cant update the risk register until you actually understand what the new regulations mean for your scope and schedule.
Ingrid P.May 4, 2026Agreed on C, and the impact assessment is exactly what feeds the risk register update, but I would add a card for the sequence itself: assess impact first, then update risk register, then submit change request, because exam questions love to scramble that order and test whether you know which artifact gets touched when.
Ingrid P.Apr 30, 2026D. Regulations hit materials so procurement docs and requirements are ground zero.
Olusegun A.May 2, 2026C is correct, Ingrid. Regulatory compliance on materials is a quality concern first, so the Requirements Documentation and the Quality Management Plan are where you capture and enforce those standards, not procurement docs.