CSSLP Question #310: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

Henry is the project manager of the QBG Project for his company. This project has a budget of $4,576,900 and is expected to last 18 months to complete. The CIO, a stakeholder in the project, has introduced a scope change request for additional deliverables as part of the project work. What component of the change control system would review the proposed changes' impact on the features and functions of the project's product?

Options

• AConfiguration management system
• BScope change control system
• CCost change control system
• DIntegrated change control

Explanation

A configuration management system reviews and controls proposed changes to a project's product features and functions by establishing baselines and managing modifications to those baselines.

Common mistakes.

• B. A scope change control system manages changes to the project scope, which is the work required to deliver the product, but the configuration management system specifically addresses changes to the product's features and functions itself.
• C. A cost change control system focuses on managing changes to the project budget and estimated costs, not the features and functions of the product.
• D. Integrated change control is the overall process for reviewing all change requests, but the configuration management system is the specific component within it that handles changes to product features and functions.

Concept tested. Project configuration management

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