PMP Practice: Estimate Work Effort and Resources

Anouk van der Berg is managing a hybrid project for Wasabi Satellite Co to develop an AI-powered medical diagnostics platform. The regulatory compliance team requires extensive documentation and formal sign-offs at each phase gate to meet FDA approval requirements, while the software development team is using two-week sprints with minimal documentation to maintain velocity. The compliance director insists the project plan mandate comprehensive design specifications before any coding begins, but the development lead argues that user feedback from working prototypes is critical to validate the AI model's accuracy. Both stakeholders have escalated to Anouk, demanding she choose one approach. The CEO has made clear that both FDA approval and timely market entry are essential to the company's survival, and the project charter gives Anouk authority over delivery planning decisions.