A municipal paving package shows schedule behind plan and costs above the amount earned for completed work. Per the cost and schedule management plans, what should those calculated variances primarily trigger?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Variances are the dashboard lights on the paving truck — behind schedule and over cost means someone needs to look, not throw the gauge away. Thresholds in the management plan say when those lights force a call upstairs. Deleting the WBS or skipping thresholds just hides the problem.
Full Explanation
Cost and schedule variances compare planned and earned performance to actual results. When work is behind and over cost relative to earned value, the predictive control response is to apply the variance thresholds documented in the management plans and escalate or correct as those thresholds require. Removing the WBS or relying on informal updates does not replace variance-driven control.