PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Predictive, Medium
Your organization is executing a predictive software implementation project across five international offices. The project is 40% complete when the organization announces a merger with another company. The merged entity will have overlapping systems, and there is uncertainty about which technology platforms will be retained. Your executive sponsor has been reassigned to merger integration activities, and no replacement has been named. Team morale is declining due to uncertainty about job security and project continuation. What should be your priority action?
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