Question

A large predictive infrastructure project has completed its design phase. Before the team begins the construction phase, the sponsor asks the project manager to confirm the project is ready to proceed and that continued investment remains justified. Several design deliverables were accepted, but two remain in rework. What should the project manager do to properly manage this phase transition?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a phase-gate (stage-gate) review to evaluate deliverable completion, updated business case, and go/no-go criteria before authorizing the next phase

Answer

Proceed to the construction phase immediately since most deliverables were accepted, and address the two open items in parallel to avoid schedule delay

Answer

Close the design phase in the schedule and release the design team, then rebaseline the project for construction

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Escalate the two incomplete deliverables to the change control board and wait for their decision before doing anything else