In a fixed-budget project, the team has received a prioritized list of requirements and has...

In a fixed-budget project, scope or time shifts can only be accommodated by adjusting the schedule or reassigning available resources. Given the CEO's non-negotiable demand, the project manager must:

A: Engage the CEO to assign additional support resources (functional team members), easing the burden on the core team.

C: Adjust the delivery timeline to reflect the diversion of team efforts, ensuring realistic stakeholder expectations.

Option B may lead to burnout and ignores labor policies.

Option D risks both efforts being compromised.

Option E is ineffective and unsustainable for a project-level task.