[Execution] How do you handle resource constraints that appear mid-project?

Instruction: Answer this as a PM who has to react when people, time, or specialist capacity disappear during execution.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can respond to changed capacity without pretending the plan is unaffected.

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If resource constraints show up mid-project, I treat that as a project change, not just a staffing inconvenience. The first question is what the constraint actually affects. Is it one workstream, a key dependency, decision speed, or the critical path? Once that is clear, I can work with...

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