Halfway through a project, the project sponsor is replaced by another peer who was not previously engaged in the project. The new project sponsor has rejected most of the project artifacts, and the team did not get the latest increment approved on the current iteration. Stakeholders are not feeling confident about the project outcome.
What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation?
To prevent the situation of having the new project sponsor reject project artifacts and feel dissatisfied with the project's progress, the project manager should have conducted a product iteration review with the new sponsor. This would have ensured that the new sponsor was appropriately introduced to the project's current state, progress, and deliverables. Engaging the new sponsor early and regularly in reviews helps to align their expectations with the team's work, thus avoiding rejection and building confidence among stakeholders in the project outcome.
D. New sponsor needs to be brought up to speed to get aligned. Stakeholder analysis was done. Only new sponsor has misalignment. D is the best way to handle this.
A. Performed a stakeholder analysis when the sponsor joined the project
if he have done Stakeheloder analysis this peer was suppose to be informed and engaged so A
A. Performed a stakeholder analysis when the sponsor joined the project
By identifying and analyzing the sponsor's expectations, needs, and influence on the project, the project manager can better understand their priorities and adjust the project artifacts and deliverables accordingly. Additionally, the stakeholder analysis will help the project manager to identify potential risks and issues that may arise due to the sponsor's involvement in the project.
Conducting a product iteration review with the new project sponsor (option D) would have been helpful, but it may not have prevented the situation entirely. It is essential to ensure that the new sponsor is well-informed about the project's progress and understands the project's goals and objectives.
D is answer.
D is definitely the correct option.
D. Conducted a product iteration review with the new project sponsor
This is not a predictive approach so stakeholder analysis is not needed. The question says it’s an incremental approach so the project sponsor should have attended review. Making D the correct answer.
review of iteration will help in aligning new sponsor with the deliverable of the current iteration
D do a iteration with sponsor
For sure