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Tomas is the project manager of the QWS Project and is worried that the project stakeholders will want to change the project scope frequently. His fear is based on the many open issues in the…
The correct answer is A. Change management plan. The scenario centers on managing potential scope changes arising from open project issues, which falls under the change management plan as the governing document for how changes are handled.
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Tomas is the project manager of the QWS Project and is worried that the project stakeholders will want to change the project scope frequently. His fear is based on the many open issues in the project and how the resolution of the issues may lead to additional project changes. On what document are Tomas and the stakeholders working in this scenario?
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- AChange management plan
- BCommunications management plan
- CIssue log
- DRisk management plan
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(31 responses)- A90% (28)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
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The scenario centers on managing potential scope changes arising from open project issues, which falls under the change management plan as the governing document for how changes are handled.
The change management plan defines the process for submitting, evaluating, and approving changes to project scope, schedule, and cost. Because Tomas fears that resolving open issues will trigger scope changes, the document governing that process is the change management plan. It ensures changes are controlled rather than ad hoc.
The communications management plan governs how project information is distributed to stakeholders and does not define processes for handling scope changes.
The issue log is a tracking document for recording open issues and their status - it captures the problems but does not govern the change process that may result from resolving them.
The risk management plan addresses identifying and responding to potential future threats to the project, not the formal process for managing requested changes.
Concept tested: Project change management plan scope control
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