PK0-003 · Question #251
As part of the planning process, the change control board meets every other week. Immediately after the last change control meeting, a primary examiner called and indicated a new regulationwas passed
The correct answer is B. Review the change control procedures for emergency changes. An urgent, mandatory regulation change with a strict deadline requires immediate action when the regular change control board (CCB) is not scheduled to meet. The appropriate action is to consult emergency procedures.
Question
As part of the planning process, the change control board meets every other week. Immediately after the last change control meeting, a primary examiner called and indicated a new regulationwas passed and must be implemented within ten days. Which of the following should be done to ensure the change is implemented within the prescribed timeframe?
Options
- AIncorporate it as a task into the project plan and begin making the change
- BReview the change control procedures for emergency changes
- CWait for the next change control meeting and introduce it then
- DAsk the regulator for an extension of time
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A25% (13)
- B58% (31)
- C11% (6)
- D6% (3)
Why each option
An urgent, mandatory regulation change with a strict deadline requires immediate action when the regular change control board (CCB) is not scheduled to meet. The appropriate action is to consult emergency procedures.
Incorporating the change directly without following established change control or emergency procedures bypasses governance and can lead to uncontrolled implementation, potential errors, or scope creep.
For critical and urgent changes like a new regulation with a 10-day implementation deadline, projects must have predefined emergency change control procedures. Reviewing these procedures ensures that the project can follow an expedited process to implement the change promptly, maintaining compliance without waiting for the next scheduled CCB meeting.
Waiting for the next bi-weekly change control meeting would delay the implementation beyond the critical 10-day deadline, leading to non-compliance with the new regulation.
Asking for an extension is not a guaranteed solution and does not address the immediate need to comply with a passed regulation, especially when internal emergency procedures should exist for such scenarios.
Concept tested: Emergency change control procedures
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