A confirmed vendor delay threatens a committed milestone. How would you present recovery options to the executive?

Instruction: Compare the stated recovery options and give a recommendation with the decision deadline, cost and quality constraints.

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Fictional project: there are ten working days before the promised launch. A vendor now confirms delivery in six working days; integration and validation require five more days after delivery. An approved alternative can arrive in three working days but adds $12,000 and still needs five days of integration and validation. Scope cannot remove the required validation. The sponsor approves additional spend and customer date changes.

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The current path needs 6 + 5 = 11 working days, missing the remaining ten-day window by one day under these assumptions. The approved alternative needs 3 + 5 = 8 days and costs an extra $12,000, leaving two days before the promised date...

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