PMP · Question #988
An organizational policy requires project managers to carry out two audits per month: one for their own project and one for another project manager's project. After a recent audit review, team…
The correct answer is D. Set up an audit policy in the scope management plan. To address team member concerns about peer audits, the project manager should set up a clear audit policy within the scope management plan. This formalizes the audit process, defines expectations, and ensures fairness and transparency regarding who performs audits and what is…
Question
An organizational policy requires project managers to carry out two audits per month: one for their own project and one for another project manager's project. After a recent audit review, team members suggested that it is not fair to have their deliverables audited by a peer. What should the project manager do to avoid this situation?
Options
- AAsk the organization to remind staff that audits are a requirement.
- BUse casual meetings instead of audits.
- CComplete the audits less frequently.
- DSet up an audit policy in the scope management plan.
How the community answered
(17 responses)- B12% (2)
- C6% (1)
- D82% (14)
Why each option
To address team member concerns about peer audits, the project manager should set up a clear audit policy within the scope management plan. This formalizes the audit process, defines expectations, and ensures fairness and transparency regarding who performs audits and what is reviewed.
Simply reminding staff of a policy doesn't address the underlying concern about fairness or improve the perception of the audit process.
Using casual meetings instead of audits would undermine the organizational policy and likely not achieve the objective of formal quality or compliance checks.
Completing audits less frequently would violate the organizational policy and might lead to a decline in quality control or compliance.
Setting up a clear audit policy within the scope management plan (or quality management plan) formalizes the audit process, including who performs audits, what is audited, and the purpose. This proactive step creates transparency and defines expectations, which can alleviate team member concerns about fairness by establishing a standardized and objective approach to peer audits, reinforcing that it's an organizational process, not a personal judgment.
Concept tested: Quality management planning and audits
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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Community Discussion
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Imani T.Apr 23, 2026D is correct. You document the audit process and expectations in the scope management plan so everyone understands the rules upfront, which kills the "it's not fair" argument before it starts.
Ingrid P.May 8, 2026Confirmed D. Scope management plan is where audit expectations belong, so make a card.
Yuki V.Apr 27, 2026Leaned toward A at first but the fix is documenting the audit policy in the scope plan.
Imani T.Apr 28, 2026A is right but make sure you can distinguish between documenting the policy in the scope plan versus the actual audit log retention config, because the exam loves swapping those two.
Brenda K.Apr 29, 2026D is a 20-second pick, flag and move on. The scope management plan is where you document the audit policy so everyone knows the rules upfront, but I'm curious whether anyone has seen a question where they put this in the quality management plan instead since that also seems like a plausible home for audit procedures.
Imani T.May 2, 2026Brenda K. is right that D is the fast pick, but watch for a trick variant where the stem says quality audits specifically, because then the quality management plan is the correct home and people who memorized scope management plan as the audit answer will burn the question.
Dervla O.May 1, 2026D is the right call here but the wording is sloppy, since an audit policy belongs in the quality management plan, not scope. A is the trap because escalating to the organization feels satisfying when people push back, but the real fix is clarifying expectations and process in the planning documents you actually control.