PMP · Question #607
A project manager is part of an organization that is assessing the use of agile delivery approaches. A new project management office (PMO) manager who had a bad experience with a Scrum approach recomm
The correct answer is D. Review the benefits realization plan to include the cost of the change.. When a project board recommends a significant change in project approach, the project manager must first evaluate the impact on the project's overall benefits and associated costs.
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A project manager is part of an organization that is assessing the use of agile delivery approaches. A new project management office (PMO) manager who had a bad experience with a Scrum approach recommended that the project board replace Scrum with a predictive approach. What should the project manager do?
Options
- AReview the communications management plan to identify new stakeholders.
- BDefine a risk management plan for the new approach, as needed.
- CDefine a project management plan for the new approach, as needed.
- DReview the benefits realization plan to include the cost of the change.
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(29 responses)- A3% (1)
- B24% (7)
- C10% (3)
- D62% (18)
Why each option
When a project board recommends a significant change in project approach, the project manager must first evaluate the impact on the project's overall benefits and associated costs.
While new stakeholders or communication adjustments might be needed, this is a subsequent step after understanding the impact on the project's core benefits and value proposition.
A risk management plan will be updated for a new approach, but the foundational step is to understand the impact of the change on the project's strategic benefits.
Defining a new project management plan is necessary, but the decision to change approaches fundamentally should be evaluated against the project's strategic benefits first.
Changing a project's delivery approach, such as from Scrum to predictive, is a fundamental strategic shift that directly affects how the project's value and intended benefits will be achieved. Reviewing the benefits realization plan ensures that the project's strategic objectives remain viable and accounts for any new costs or timeline adjustments incurred by this methodology change.
Concept tested: Project change impact on benefits
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok/understanding-pmbok-guide-seventh-edition/project-performance-domains/delivery-and-development-approach
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