Question

Project managers frequently face competing constraints. Identify these common constraints and describe approaches that project managers can use to make the trade-offs required to succeed.

Answer 1

Answer: The common constraints faced by project managers are project scope, cost and time.

Explanations:

The three main constraints faced by project managers are the project scope, cost and time. These constraints affect the quality of a project. In high quality projects, the product is delivered within its scope at the required budget and on time.

The constraints are usually connected to one another. For example, an increase in the project scope will require an increase in cost and time. Also, accelerating the project timeline may lead to a reduction in the project costs but also lower the scope.

A trade off in project occurs when one constraint is reduced so as to increase another constraint. For trade-offs to be successful, project managers should take time to scrutinize the organization's objectives and the expectations of the project by using a structure that allows the project manager look at other options for the constraints and find the greatest balance among the constraints and organizational goals.