Question

Midway through a 14-month predictive project, the project manager notices the team keeps encountering integration problems that a previous, similar project also faced. The organization has a lessons learned repository, but the current team has not consulted it since the project charter was approved. What should the project manager do to best ensure project continuity and avoid repeating past mistakes?

Accepted Answer

Review relevant entries in the lessons learned repository now and incorporate applicable knowledge into the team's current work, while continuing to log new lessons throughout the project

Answer

Wait until the project closure phase to review lessons learned and document the current integration issues for future projects

Answer

Ask the sponsor to assign a subject matter expert from the previous project to take over the integration work

Answer

Escalate the recurring integration problems to the change control board as a scope change request