A pharmacy must launch a medication delivery service in one month, though it normally takes five months. What should the project manager do?

The correct answer is to assist the team in proposing a minimum viable product (MVP). An MVP focuses on delivering the core functionality needed to meet the primary objective, allowing for a quicker launch. In this scenario, the critical constraint is the one-month deadline for a service that typically takes five months. An MVP approach helps prioritize essential features to meet the immediate need, with additional features potentially added in later iterations. Registering a risk and defining a contingency plan is a good practice but doesn't directly address the fundamental challenge of the compressed timeline for the initial launch. Reviewing and reducing the project backlog is part of an MVP approach but is not the overarching strategy. Asking to increase team capacity might help, but a five-month project compressed into one month usually requires more than just additional hands; it demands a re-evaluation of scope.