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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

Preventive Action

An intentional activity that ensures the future performance of project work is aligned with the plan.

Definition

Preventive actions address trends or conditions that are likely to cause future variances.

Example

Seeing the SPI trending down, the PM adds a second reviewer to prevent upcoming delays.

Exam tip

Trend-based answers indicate preventive action.

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