PMP Practice Question: People — Predictive, Hard
You are managing a critical 20-month regulatory compliance project for a financial services organization. The project team includes 8 full-time employees and 12 contract resources. Six months into the project, your organization announces a major restructuring that will affect 30% of the workforce. Rumors are widespread, team morale has dropped significantly, and productivity has declined by 15% over the past three weeks. Two key team members have confidentially told you they are interviewing elsewhere. Your sponsor has confirmed that no project team members are targeted for layoffs, but this information is confidential and cannot be shared broadly for another four weeks. What should you do to maintain team performance during this period?
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