PMP Practice Question: Process — Predictive, Medium
You are leading a pharmaceutical software implementation project following a predictive approach. The project has completed the planning phase, and you have a detailed WBS, activity list, and resource assignments. During the first month of execution, three team members inform you they will be pulled away for two weeks to support an urgent regulatory audit. This was not anticipated during planning and affects activities on the critical path. What should be your FIRST action as the project manager?
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