PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Hybrid, Medium
A manufacturing company's hybrid project to implement a smart factory system includes predictive hardware installation phases and agile software development iterations. The project sponsor announces a merger with a competitor that will complete in 6 months. The merged entity plans to standardize on different IoT platforms. The project is 40% complete with significant investment already made. Senior leadership asks the project manager to recommend the best path forward. What should the project manager recommend?
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