Question

During integrated planning for a hybrid project, the project manager discovers that the schedule baseline assumes a vendor deliverable will arrive in week 6, but the procurement plan shows the contract award will not complete until week 8. Both plans were developed by different subteams and approved separately. What should the project manager do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Reconcile the conflicting assumptions across the subsidiary plans and update the affected baselines through integrated change control

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Accept the schedule baseline as authoritative and instruct procurement to accelerate the contract award to week 6

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Escalate the discrepancy to the sponsor and request a decision on which plan should govern

Answer

Add a schedule reserve to absorb the two-week gap and continue executing as planned