Answer in 250 words:
Q: You are the project manager on a high-risk project. For the last several reporting periods you’ve included a graph that illustrates the dwindling budget. You’ve even drawn attention to it in your periodic conference calls, but you’ve heard only indifference from the project sponsor. A week from being in a serious overrun position, you confront the sponsor directly and ask when you can expect additional funds. The sponsor is incredulous and asks why he wasn’t notified before. How would you respond? What was the possible cause of the disconnect? How could you have communicated more effectively?