A project manager of an IT company is assigned to a project whose schedule may...

The risk manager should advise the project manager to hire additional developers as soon as project metrics indicate that the risk of delay is materializing. This approach ensures that the response is timely and directly tied to the project’s actual performance, allowing for better resource management and minimizing unnecessary costs. This aligns with PMI ' s risk management principles, which advocate for the timely execution of risk responses based on objective data and metrics​.