PMP Practice Question: People — Predictive, Medium
Your construction project team has been working for four months following a detailed WBS and schedule baseline. You notice during status meetings that one of your experienced engineers consistently provides optimistic progress reports, but when you review actual deliverables, the work is 2-3 weeks behind what was reported. Other team members have begun making comments about this engineer's reliability. The engineer is technically competent and has delivered quality work in the past. What is the most appropriate action?
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