PK0-004 · Question #55
The business stakeholder has been engaged late and has just had a chance to review the approved requirements. Consequently, it has been identified that there are a number of gaps in the requirements…
The correct answer is A. Initiate change control. When a stakeholder identifies gaps in already-approved requirements, any changes must be formally processed through the change control process to protect the project baseline.
Question
The business stakeholder has been engaged late and has just had a chance to review the approved requirements. Consequently, it has been identified that there are a number of gaps in the requirements which are critical to the stakeholder's business unit. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
Options
- AInitiate change control
- BFollow communications plan
- CManage project quality
- DPrepare a performance report
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A86% (19)
- B9% (2)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
When a stakeholder identifies gaps in already-approved requirements, any changes must be formally processed through the change control process to protect the project baseline.
The requirements have already been approved and form part of the project baseline. Gaps identified after approval are new change requests, not corrections, and must be submitted through the formal change control process. This ensures the impact on scope, schedule, and cost is analyzed, documented, and approved before any work is redirected, preserving accountability and project governance.
Following the communications plan addresses how information is distributed but does not resolve or formally capture the identified requirement gaps.
Managing project quality addresses conformance to standards and deliverable acceptance criteria, not gaps in the approved requirements baseline.
A performance report documents project progress against the plan and does not provide a mechanism to capture, evaluate, or approve new requirements.
Concept tested: Integrated change control for requirement gaps
Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/integrated-change-control-process-6892
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