You are the manager of a project with very tight and critical deadlines. Senior

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You are the manager of a project with very tight and critical deadlines. Senior management has reviewed and approved your schedule. Halfway through the project, however, one of your suppliers reports that they cannot meet their deliverable date unless they drop the quality of the materials they are supplying. What should you do next? Choose from the following answers?

Negotiate a lower cost, since the three variables — cost, time, quality — must balance

. Accept the lower quality materials in order to adhere to the schedule's critical deadlines.

Document the change in quality explicitly so team members know about your decision.

Consult with your stakeholders to see if a change in quality is acceptable.

Explanation / Answer

What should you do next? Choose from the following answers?

Answer = Consult with your stakeholders to see if a change in quality is acceptable

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