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CAPM Practice: Explain when it is appropriate to use a predictive, plan-based approach

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A project manager is assigned to a 3-year, $50M highway construction project with approved engineering drawings, fixed-price contracts with subcontractors, and defined regulatory milestones. Midway through, a stakeholder requests a design change that would require revising 30% of the completed structural work. Using a predictive approach, what is the CORRECT sequence of actions?
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Correct answer: Assess the full impact (cost, schedule, quality, safety, contractual implications), present options to the CCB and sponsor, obtain formal approval before any work changes, and update all baselines and contracts

Explanation

Even significant changes can be processed through predictive change control — the process just becomes more complex and expensive. The project manager must: (1) assess full impact including cost, schedule, quality, safety risks, and contractual implications with subcontractors; (2) present options; (3) obtain formal approval from CCB and sponsor; (4) update all baselines; (5) renegotiate affected subcontracts. Rejecting all changes or accepting without analysis are both incorrect.

**Why not A:** Rejecting the change outright is incorrect because predictive projects do accommodate changes through formal change control. The change control process exists precisely to evaluate and potentially approve changes, even significant ones, during execution.

**Why not B:** Implementing the change in the next project phase without analysis is inappropriate. A change requiring revision of 30% of completed structural work demands immediate, thorough impact assessment across all dimensions before any decision is made.

**Why not C:** Accepting the change without analysis simply to maintain stakeholder satisfaction violates change control principles. Automatically approving a major change without understanding its cost, schedule, quality, and safety implications could jeopardize the entire project.

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