A Key Stakeholder Asked Several Members of the Project Team

question 515

Multiple Choice

A key stakeholder asked several members of the project team to make project changes without submitting them for approval. Because the stakeholder is related to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) , the team members are reluctant to deny these requests. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST to control this situation?

• A) Have the team members deny all change requests from this stakeholder
• B) Ask the project sponsor for more funding to anticipate the change requests from the key stakeholder
• C) Contact the key stakeholder to encourage the submission of written change requests
• D) Request additional resources from the project team to complete the change requests from the key stakeholder

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