GSLC · Question #523
You are writing the change management plan for your upcoming project. You want to address mistakes that could happen during the execution of the project. Your change management plan requires the…
The correct answer is B. The corrective action for the errors must be followed by validating defect repair. After applying corrective actions to project execution errors, the PMBOK process requires validated defect repair to formally confirm the error was resolved before the work is accepted.
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You are writing the change management plan for your upcoming project. You want to address mistakes that could happen during the execution of the project. Your change management plan requires the project team to correct any errors that deviate from the project scope as an error is technically an unapproved scope change. What else should you address in regard to errors in project team execution?
Options
- AThe schedule delays of the error must be documented.
- BThe corrective action for the errors must be followed by validating defect repair.
- CThe corrective action for the errors must be followed by quality control.
- DThe costs of the error must be documented.
How the community answered
(59 responses)- A8% (5)
- B73% (43)
- C15% (9)
- D3% (2)
Why each option
After applying corrective actions to project execution errors, the PMBOK process requires validated defect repair to formally confirm the error was resolved before the work is accepted.
Documenting schedule delays caused by errors is a record-keeping activity, not the required formal follow-up process step prescribed by the change management framework for addressing execution defects.
In the PMBOK framework, when corrective actions are taken to fix deviations or defects, the mandatory follow-on step is validated defect repair - a formal output of the Control Quality process confirming the repair was completed successfully. This verification step ensures the corrective action actually resolved the scope deviation and that the deliverable now meets the required quality standards. Without this validation, an error could be 'corrected' but still fail to meet acceptance criteria, allowing a defect to persist undetected.
Although quality control is a related knowledge area, the specific PMBOK output required after a corrective action for defect repair is 'validated defect repair,' which is a distinct and more precise deliverable than the broader quality control process.
Documenting the cost impact of errors is an administrative tracking activity, not the defined process step that must follow corrective action in the PMBOK change and quality management processes.
Concept tested: PMBOK validated defect repair after corrective action
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