PMP Practice Question 501 - Process
A new privacy law will go into effect at the beginning of the next calendar year. The project manager realizes the project needs to be compliant with the new law. What should the project manager do next?
- ✓ Correct A.Inform the project team and create a spike for the next Iteration.
- B.Inform the legal department that the project scope will be updated.
- C.Inform the project steering committee of this constraint.
- D.Inform the product owner that the project will continue as planned.
Correct answer: A
Explanation
When a new privacy law requires project compliance, the project manager should inform the project team and create a spike for the next iteration. A spike is a time-boxed investigation activity that allows the team to explore the compliance requirements, assess the impact on scope, schedule, cost, and quality, and plan accordingly. Informing the legal department about scope updates (B) assumes changes before investigation. Informing the steering committee (C) may be premature without understanding the impact. Informing the product owner that the project will continue as planned (D) ignores the compliance requirement.
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