Question 580
A desalination project awards a contract before identifying the permits needed for marine discharge. The team has identified a response and must obtain a justified decision before moving forward. Which follow-through action is MOST defensible given the unresolved dependencies?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This decision respects the accountable project authority and the scenario’s remaining exposure: Escalate any schedule commitment dependent on unconfirmed discharge authorization to the sponsor. The response being governed is Map regulatory dependencies and critical stakeholder approvals into the integrated delivery plan before procurement commitments. and the completion measure is The critical path includes permit lead times, tests, and documented contingency assumptions.
Incorrect Answers
Have safety leadership approve surge capacity and fallback arrangements. That safeguard does not address the specific risk here: a construction schedule cannot overcome unmodeled external permitting constraints. The relevant follow-up is: Escalate any schedule commitment dependent on unconfirmed discharge authorization to the sponsor.
Document which components can adapt and which require controlled compliance baselines. That safeguard does not address the specific risk here: a construction schedule cannot overcome unmodeled external permitting constraints. The relevant follow-up is: Escalate any schedule commitment dependent on unconfirmed discharge authorization to the sponsor.
Ask the product owner and team to reject affected increments until accessibility evidence is complete. That safeguard does not address the specific risk here: a construction schedule cannot overcome unmodeled external permitting constraints. The relevant follow-up is: Escalate any schedule commitment dependent on unconfirmed discharge authorization to the sponsor.