[Planning] How do you re-baseline a project while preserving accountability for the original plan?

Instruction: Explain how you would re-baseline a project when the original plan no longer reflects delivery reality.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can reset a project plan honestly while maintaining confidence and control.

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I would re-baseline when an approved plan no longer provides a useful control reference, not to hide a missed commitment. First I would establish what changed: scope, assumptions, dependencies, resources or execution performance. I would show the variance from the previous baseline and acknowledge planning or delivery mistakes where the evidence supports them.

Then I would work with delivery owners to...

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