A project manager is overseeing a government infrastructure project using a predictive approach. Six months into the 24-month project, a new political administration takes office and announces a comprehensive review of all ongoing infrastructure projects. The review is expected to take 3 months, during which all project expenditures must be approved on a weekly basis rather than monthly. The project has sufficient budget allocated, but the change in approval frequency could impact the critical path. How should the project manager respond to this external environmental change?

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The correct answer is B. Option B is correct because the project manager must proactively assess how this external environmental change impacts project constraints (schedule, cost, scope) and respond appropriately. Weekly approvals could delay payments to vendors, affect the critical path, and introduce new risks that must be documented and communicated to stakeholders. This represents proper response to compliance and governance changes. Option D is tempting but wrong as the primary action because escalating before assessing impact puts the sponsor in a position to negotiate without data. The project manager should first analyze the situation, understand the implications, and then engage the sponsor with options and recommendations. Options A and C ignore the legitimate authority of the new administration.

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