A company's project management office (PMO) has started to implement iterative tools. A project manager is starting a new project and has identified an opportunity to use the iterative tools. One of the senior managers is concerned about this modified framework as it is fairly new to the company.
What should the project manager do first?

During project initiation meetings, the project manager of a 9-month project states that a specific task would be out of schedule. At the project kick-off meeting, a key project stakeholder strongly objects, stating that this task is the key value of the project and should be completed on time.
What should the project manager do to reduce the chances of having a strong rejection from stakeholders during the project initiation stage?

A project manager decided to use a highly adaptive approach to manage a large-scale project. In this project, there are many iterative tasks that utilize highly specialized experts. The project manager would like to create practical plans with high levels of buy-in from the team members.
What should the project manager do next?

An organization has historically executed most projects using a predictive approach. The organization now wants to change over to an agile approach.
Which strategy will be useful to effectively help prepare the organization for this change?

A customer reviewed the plan for a project with high uncertainty. The customer expressed concerned about the work requiring SO many iterations with a risk of not reaching the mandatory delivery date.
Which approach should the project manager use in this situation?