Business EnvironmentEvaluate external business environment changeseasy
Which of the following is an external business environment change that a project manager should be monitoring for its potential impact on the project?
- AA member of the project team is reassigned to another department.
- BThe project's risk register is updated following a review workshop.
- CA new industry regulation is announced that will govern how the product must operate.
- DThe project schedule is re-baselined following an approved change request from the change control board.
Explanation
Correct answer: CExternal business environment factors originate outside the project and organization, such as regulatory, market, economic, or technological changes, as distinct from internal project events.
- A
- A team reassignment is an internal resourcing event, managed within the project, not an external environment change.
- B
- Updating the risk register is an internal project activity, not a shift in the outside environment.
- C
- Correct. A newly announced industry regulation arises outside the project and can change what the product must do, which is exactly the kind of external factor to monitor.
- D
- Re-baselining the schedule is an internal change-control outcome, not a change in the external environment.