PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Predictive, Medium
A project manager is executing a predictive enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation project for a manufacturing company. The project is in month eight of a fourteen-month schedule. During a routine business review, the CFO announces that the company is being acquired by a larger corporation, with the merger expected to complete in six months. The acquiring company uses a different ERP system. The current project has consumed 60% of its budget and completed 55% of planned deliverables. What should the project manager recommend?
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