Scope mgmt question

Your company's reward system, aligns the objectives of its managers with those of the company. Managers who have contributed to the bottom line are rewarded, and as a result profitability has; increased six fold in the last 2 years. This culture has created a sense of ownership with all top and middle management.


Add a note hereThe project you are running has a late finish penalty of USD $2000/ day and an early completion bonus of USD $80, 000. You as a project manager will get 25% of the amount of this reward. The most important deliverable will be handed over to the client in next week. A project team member comes to your office and explains that this deliverable will fulfill all the scope requirements but may not provide an important functionality the customer will need in a year's time. In that case the customer may need to redo some of the work at their own expense, after the project has completed. What should you do?




  1. Add a note hereVerify that the deliverable meets all the scope requirements



  2. Add a note hereAdvise your boss of this situation and ask him for his advice



  3. Add a note hereReview the contract and current situation with the customer



  4. Add a note hereComplete the delivery and seek customer acceptance

Answer D,


Since the scope requirements are fulfilled as per the Contract, it is imperative on the part of the PM to complete the delivery and seek customer acceptance of the Product as per the Defined scope of work


 

Answer in test is A

The credibility of team members has come to the stake in this scenario.


Here, the question has stated that team member is informing that with this delivery, it will fulfill all the scope requirements of the project then is it necessary  for PM to verify for deliverable against scope for PM.