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A team member approaches you with a change that could cut your schedule down by a month. What is the first thing you should do?

<p>Write. up a change request and see if you can get it approved</p> <p> </p> <p>Make the change. It’s going to save time and nobody will want the project to take longer than it should.</p> <p> </p> <p>Figure out the impact on the scope of the work and the cost before you write up the change request.</p> <p> </p> <p>Tell the team member that you’ve already communicated the deadline for the project, so you can’t make any changes now.</p>

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Date Posted: 2014/09/11

The correct answer is Figure out the impact on the scope of the work and the cost before you write up the change request

Raafat Sallam
by Raafat Sallam , Organizational Development and Training Consultant , Training Centers, Marketing Organizations.

Figure out the impact on the scope of the work and the cost before you write up the change request.

Because any change to any project objective must be studied related to other objectives (Cost, Scope, ..etc)

Anas Jalal Yahya
by Anas Jalal Yahya , Service Delivery Manager - Project Manager , Diyar Middle East

Hello dear,

 

Thank you for the invite, the right answer is: Figure out the impact on the scope of the work and the cost before you write up the change request.

 

But it is important to realise that cutting the time down is not the main purpose, we should check the impact o the other2 constraints.

 

Regards,

 

Michel Samir Michel Michel
by Michel Samir Michel Michel , Projects Manager , Pharaohs of 6 October

For sure As the project manager you have check the impact of any change on the scope and cost of the project .and another thing to make sure this change will shorten the critical path activities or will create another critical path for the project to be considered

Hossam Maghrabi
by Hossam Maghrabi , Project management & BPM Consultant. , Freelancer

Third option is the right one due to Project triple constraints concept.

 

 

Ahmer Salahuddin
by Ahmer Salahuddin , Manager Estimation , Al Bidda Switchgear

Yes the third answer is the most apprpriate one. A project manager must analyze the influence/effect on other project constraints such as (risk, cost, quality etc) & then write for a change request.

hossam azzam
by hossam azzam , Fast food restaurant,s manager. , alexandria-egypt

For me i do beleive that the right answer is

((Figure out the impact on the scope of the work and the

cost before you write up the change request))

and i do agree with all professionals here choosed the third option

Ahmed Mohamed
by Ahmed Mohamed , Self Employed Consultant , Independent

See the side effect and measure the cost/benefit result. 

Pedro De Zorzi
by Pedro De Zorzi , Production and maintenance Manager , Jeantex S.A.

Figure out the impact before taking any decisión is the wrigth answer

Curt Williams
by Curt Williams , Environmental Program Manager , TEAM, Integrated Engineering, Inc

Remaining open minded to new pieces of information which could present a positive impact to a project completion is key. !st priority is to ensure that any change which is presented will still satisfy the eend user or Client of the project!

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