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Mohamed Afify PM Specialist| Gulf Builder Trading & Contracting Co. Ltd. Damam, Safa, Saudi Arabia
81-The Sponsor of project informed the project manager who just joined the project that project is on schedule and budget as well as risks are handles timely and effectively, The project manager reviewed the reports and found that the project is two month behind schedule what is the best decision can the new project manager take?
A- Fast track or crash the schedule.
B- Go ahead and don’t care about the time.
C- Inform the Sponsor.
D- Start risk audit.
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DEBASISH MOHANTY Principal Advisor , Digital Transformation Consulting| iAssess Digital Technology Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, Karnataka, India
PM often work as bridge between sponsor , stakeholder and delivery , case like should need specific
- To well communicate gaps to sponsor first step.
- Understand "why two different observations to one project ?"
- Risk audit may be an option depending on Stage of project.
- Crash or Fast may result further delivery risks which need to be carefully assessed including assumptions subject to sponsor approval.

- So ( C ) is must , ( D ) to evaluate.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I totally agree with Debasish answer. I would answer the same.
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Krishna Pakki Project Services Manager| Rio Tinto Gilbert, Az, United States
agree
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Hany Marey Enterprise Risk Director -PMP, PMI-RMP, PMO-CP, FIDIC, OSHA, Claims management| SBG Jazan, Airport Sector, Saudi Arabia
I think PM should first search for the impact . So i think D is the suitable answer
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Mohamed Afify PM Specialist| Gulf Builder Trading & Contracting Co. Ltd. Damam, Safa, Saudi Arabia
i found answer said ,c is the right answer & you could choose - revise the communication plan also if it available in choices
as the sponsor information might be old & not updated
( by other men the project was on track then backwardness happened & he didn't know tell now cause of communication gap)
but as it is not in choices
then we choose correcting the sponsor's point of view first to keep honest communication as Sponsor consider high interest & power stakeholder & all his information has to be updated

but i want to make sure from you as this source of questions i discovered 2 wrong question on it :(
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ADEL HIBA Maintenance Projects Engineer| Sarir Oil Operations B.V / Wintershall Dea Bonn, Germany
The answer is C, the most important start is with informing the sponsor then start Risk Audit to get more accurate information about the project.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
PM Challenge 2?
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Peyman Mokhtarzadeh Sharabiani North Vancouver, Canada
I think all the decision shall be taken first C then D then A and B.

Two months can be catches easily with fast track or crash the schedule and increase the working hours ...
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Muthu Raman Senior Project Manager| TTi Global Chennai, India
Answer should be C as the first step is to communicate the sponsor as the assumption which I read through th question is the sponsor doesn't know the delay and later it would be surprise for the sponsor... and for fast tracking there would be risk/cost/timelines change which needs approval...
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Mahabubur Rahman Project Manager Structures-Bridges| Department of Infrastructure, Government of Nothwest Territories Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Very effective discussion and the answer is C (Initially, I was confused either C or D). Firstly, inform the sponsor your findings and secondly, identify root causes.
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