During the execution of a project, you notice that the actual spending is consistently exceeding the budgeted amounts for several key activities. Your analysis indicates that the overages are due to unforeseen complexities that were not identified during the planning phase. What should you do to address these budget variations?
Inform all stakeholders about the budget overruns and continue monitoring the spending hoping that the project will eventually align with the planned budget.
Develop and submit a change request to the project governance board for approval to adjust the project budget accordingly.
Revise the budget unilaterally to reflect the new spending patterns and inform the project team of the updated financial plan.
Reduce costs in other project areas proactively without involving the governance process to compensate for the overages.
The correct process when encountering budget variations is to analyze the variances, evaluate their impacts on the overall project budget, and develop a change request if necessary. This request should then be submitted to the project governance board which has the authority to approve or reject changes to the project budget. Simply revising the budget without a formal change request, or informing stakeholders without taking further action are insufficient and do not follow proper financial control processes.
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