A project is late due to a large number of scope changes.

Vendor: PMI
Product: PMP
Update on: Oct 19, 2025
Questions: 594

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A project is late due to a large number of scope changes. This was raised as a risk in the risk register during the initiation phase. The team is afraid that they will be blamed in case of failure and recommends that the project manager ask for an extension.

What should the project manager do first?

Ask the sponsor for their advice on the way forward.

Ask the team to document the impact of the risk in detail.

Refer to the risk register and follow the mitigation plan.

Refer to the change log and ensure that changes are documented.