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Task 1: Plan and manage project complianceregulatory complianceFDA regulationsdata integritycompliance violations

PMP · Question 67 · Task 1: Plan and manage project compliance

A pharmaceutical company project must comply with FDA regulations throughout development. The project manager discovers that a team member unknowingly used a non-compliant data storage method for clinical trial information, potentially affecting data integrity. What should the project manager do FIRST?

Answer options:

A.

Document the compliance violation in the risk register and lessons learned

B.

Immediately halt the affected work and assess the compliance impact with regulatory and quality experts

C.

Report the team member to management for not following established compliance procedures

D.

Update the project management plan to include additional compliance training and oversight

How to approach this question

In regulated industries, compliance violations require immediate containment and expert assessment before any other actions to prevent further violations and assess impact.

Full Answer

B.Immediately halt the affected work and assess the compliance impact with regulatory and quality experts✓ Correct
B
Compliance violations in regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, especially those affecting data integrity, require immediate work stoppage to prevent further violations and expert assessment to determine the full impact and required remediation.

Common mistakes

Focusing on documentation or training before addressing the immediate compliance risk, treating this as a personnel issue rather than a compliance issue, or not recognizing the urgency in regulated environments.

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