The company’s accounting system project is close to the end of its execution phase when the finance director discovers an important requirement is missing, and instructs the project manager to immediately implement the change. If the project deliverable is produced according to the current specification, it will not be usable. The change is significant, but the project manager could possibly meet the project deadline, if the work is started immediately. What should the project manager do first?
A、Call the project sponsor and ask if the finance director is authorized to order changes to the project scope.
B、Explain to the finance manager that the change may delay the project beyond the deadline.
C、Start processing the request according to the project’s change management plan
D、Estimate, plan, and implement the change in order to not lose time during the change request process.