You are managing a predictive project to implement a new financial reporting system. Midway through the project, your lead business analyst, who has been with the company for 15 years and knows the legacy systems intimately, announces she will retire in six weeks. Her knowledge is crucial for the remaining requirements validation and user acceptance testing phases scheduled over the next three months. She is willing to help with transition activities before leaving. What is your best course of action?

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The correct answer is C. Option C is correct because it employs a comprehensive knowledge management strategy that maximizes knowledge transfer within the available timeframe while also establishing contingency support (ECO People Task 2.4). This approach uses multiple knowledge transfer methods (shadowing, documentation, recorded sessions) to ensure critical information is captured and retained, while maintaining project momentum. The structured transition plan respects the analyst's retirement decision while protecting project interests. Option B is the main distractor because while it addresses documentation and replacement, relying solely on documentation within six weeks is insufficient for transferring 15 years of legacy system knowledge. Complex tacit knowledge about system quirks, business rules, and stakeholder relationships cannot be fully captured in documentation alone. Option C's multi-method approach with post-departure consulting availability provides better risk mitigation for knowledge retention.

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