Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 147

A company is implementing a growth strategy by constructing a new production facility, which will soon move into the operation phase. Although a governance policy was already in place, the company must comply with new financial regulations that have been recently implemented. Compliance with the regulations will cause a major change in project scope.
How should the project manager respond to this requirement?

Answer options

• A. Perform an analysis to assess the Impact on the project.
• B. Proceed with the existing company governance policy.
• C. Escalate the issue to upper management and let them decide.
• D. Directly comply with the financial regulations.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct response is to perform an analysis to assess the impact on the project as it allows the project manager to understand the extent of changes needed due to the new regulations. Simply proceeding with the existing governance policy (B) ignores the new requirements, while escalating the issue (C) may delay necessary actions. Direct compliance (D) without assessment could lead to unforeseen complications in the project scope.