Question

A project team is building a large customer-facing platform under a predictive plan that schedules a single go-live in 14 months. Midway through planning, the sponsor expresses concern that competitors are moving quickly and that the business will see no return until the entire platform launches. The sponsor asks the project manager how the team could begin realizing benefits sooner without abandoning the overall delivery commitment. What should the project manager do first?

Accepted Answer

Assess which subsets of scope could be released in stages so that usable functionality delivers business value before final go-live

Answer

Compress the schedule using fast-tracking so the entire platform launches earlier than 14 months

Answer

Convert the entire project to an agile approach and discard the predictive baseline

Answer

Explain that value can only be realized once all deliverables are accepted at final go-live