Which of the following techniques is used during Control Scope?

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Options

• ACost-Benefit Analysis
• BVariance Analysis
• CReserve Analysis
• DStakeholder Analysis

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  70% (26)
• C
  8% (3)
• D
  16% (6)

Explanation

Variance Analysis is the correct technique for Control Scope because it compares the scope baseline to actual project performance, allowing project managers to identify deviations and determine whether corrective action is needed. This is the core activity of controlling anything - measuring the gap between planned and actual.

Cost-Benefit Analysis (A) is a planning technique used to evaluate options or justify decisions, not to monitor and control scope. Reserve Analysis (C) belongs to cost and schedule management processes, where it examines contingency buffers - it has no direct role in scope control. Stakeholder Analysis (D) is performed during the Identify Stakeholders process to understand stakeholder interests and influence, long before scope is being monitored.

Memory tip: Think of "Control" as "Compare" - whenever you're controlling a process in PMBOK, you're running Variance Analysis to compare the baseline against actual results. The same technique appears in Control Schedule and Control Costs, so it's a pattern worth locking in.

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