A software development project completed the initiation phase.

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Product: PMP
Update on: Aug 13, 2025
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A software development project completed the initiation phase. The technical design was approved by the project steering committee. Later, it was discovered that the design will impact the company’s production system. A new technical design must be found and this could delay the project by 3 months.

What should the project manager do first?

Log the technical design delay as a risk in the project risk log.

Set up a steering committee session to review the project delay.

Continue with the approved design so that the project is not delayed.

Ask the steering committee to approve a new technical design.