Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 834

A client has requested that a product be implemented in 4 months and is ready to increase their budget to do this quickly. The project manager cannot comply with the request with the current resources or even additional resources. The project manager estimates that 8 to 12 months are needed for the product to go live.

What should the project manager do to address this situation?

Answer options

• A. Motivate the team to work more efficiently and approve overtime in order to meet the client's goal in 4 months
• B. Seek additional resources from the subcontractors and other sources to parallelize the necessary work
• C. Discuss with the client alternative approaches to deliver the minimal viable product (MVP) in 4 months and the rest later
• D. Call a meeting with the client so they will understand that 4 months is not enough time to deliver the product

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because discussing alternative approaches allows the project manager to meet the client's timeline partially by delivering an MVP while still ensuring quality. Options A and B are not feasible as they do not address the fundamental resource limitations. Option D, while informative, does not provide a solution to the client's request.