PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Predictive, Hard
Your pharmaceutical company is executing a predictive project to build a new manufacturing facility in an emerging market country. The project is 60% complete when the country's currency depreciates by 35% against the dollar over six weeks due to political instability. While your major equipment contracts were negotiated in USD, local labor, materials, and services—representing 45% of your remaining budget—are contracted in local currency. Your Cost Performance Index is currently 1.05, and you're two weeks ahead of schedule. The country's central bank has imposed capital controls limiting foreign currency transactions. Senior leadership is concerned about the project's viability. What should be your FIRST action?
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