If a sponsor requests an expansion of scope, what should the project manager do first?

If a sponsor requests an expansion of scope, what should the project manager do first?

• A. Consider what might be included in a change request
• B. Draft a schedule.
• C. Adjust the budget baseline
• D. Communicate with all stakeholders

Answer: (A)

When a sponsor requests an expansion of scope, the first step is to capture and define what that change would involve. This means thinking through and documenting what would be included in the change request—the new deliverables, boundaries, assumptions, constraints, and the potential impacts on schedule, budget, and quality. This initial description sets up the formal change-control process, enabling an accurate impact assessment and the proper approvals. Only after this change request is defined and evaluated should you move on to adjusting the schedule or budget or communicating with stakeholders; those actions come as part of implementing or rejecting the change based on its assessed impact.

When a sponsor requests an expansion of scope, the first step is to capture and define what that change would involve. This means thinking through and documenting what would be included in the change request—the new deliverables, boundaries, assumptions, constraints, and the potential impacts on schedule, budget, and quality. This initial description sets up the formal change-control process, enabling an accurate impact assessment and the proper approvals. Only after this change request is defined and evaluated should you move on to adjusting the schedule or budget or communicating with stakeholders; those actions come as part of implementing or rejecting the change based on its assessed impact.