Joe is a consultant. He is managing a contract that is fixed price on client site. The client requests a change that would impact the cost and schedule of the project. Which of the following should Joe do? Select all that apply:
Explanation
Answer: A, B, C - Joe would want to consult first with the change control process to see how changes are made at the organization he is working at. As he does this, he should make sure that he has analyzed the changes to properly understand the impact. He should also check with the formal contract, as there may be key stipulations that he needs to be aware of.
He definitely should not begin working on things right away.
Gold-plating a project, which go beyond beyond what is required, is never a good idea according to PMI best practices.
Key Take Away: We haven’t heard the term used all that often in the real project management environment, but we do recall seeing it as a choice on many PMI Exam questions.
