PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Predictive, Medium
A construction project manager is executing a municipal building project with a $5 million budget funded by a government bond. Midway through the project, economic conditions change and interest rates increase significantly, causing the municipality's borrowing costs to rise by 40%. The finance department informs the project manager that no additional funding will be available beyond the original budget. The project is currently 45% complete and has spent 42% of the budget, with performance tracking showing a CPI of 1.07 and SPI of 1.03. How should the project manager respond to this budget constraint?
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