PK0-004 · Question #302
Before a change request is presented to the change control board, which of the following should the project manager do?
The correct answer is B. Evaluate the affect on all other parts of the project. Before submitting a change request to the change control board, the project manager must perform an integrated impact analysis to evaluate how the change affects all project knowledge areas.
Question
Before a change request is presented to the change control board, which of the following should the project manager do?
Options
- ASuggest the board study the cost of the change.
- BEvaluate the affect on all other parts of the project.
- CReview the change request with the project sponsor.
- DRequest team member input on the value of the change.
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A11% (3)
- B81% (22)
- C4% (1)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
Before submitting a change request to the change control board, the project manager must perform an integrated impact analysis to evaluate how the change affects all project knowledge areas.
Asking the board to study the cost shifts the PM's analytical responsibility onto the reviewers, which is contrary to the PM's duty to prepare a complete change request package.
The PM is responsible for assessing the full impact of a proposed change on scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and resources before the CCB review, ensuring the board has complete and accurate information to make an informed approval or rejection decision - this is the core of the integrated change control process.
Reviewing the change with the project sponsor is not a required prerequisite step before the CCB, as the CCB is the formal governance body designated to evaluate and authorize changes.
Soliciting team input on the value of a change is not the PM's primary pre-CCB task; the PM's role is to conduct and present an objective impact assessment, not to gather value opinions.
Concept tested: Integrated change control and pre-CCB impact assessment
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