CPC Project Change Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the PRIMARY purpose of an Integrated Change Control process in project management?
- To document all project risks before they occur
- To review, approve, or reject changes to project baselines (Correct answer)
- To communicate project updates to stakeholders
- To allocate additional resources when scope expands
Correct answer: To review, approve, or reject changes to project baselines
Integrated Change Control ensures all change requests are formally reviewed and approved or rejected before any action is taken on project baselines.
Question 2: A change request has been submitted to extend the project deadline by two weeks. Who typically has final authority to approve or reject this request?
- The project coordinator
- The project team
- The Change Control Board (CCB) (Correct answer)
- The project sponsor alone
Correct answer: The Change Control Board (CCB)
The Change Control Board (CCB) is the designated body with authority to approve or reject formal change requests on a project.
Question 3: Which document formally records a requested modification to any project deliverable, process, or baseline?
- Issue log
- Change request form (Correct answer)
- Risk register
- Lessons learned document
Correct answer: Change request form
A change request form is the formal document used to capture, track, and process any proposed modification to a project baseline or deliverable.
Question 4: What is a 'baseline' in the context of project change management?
- The original project charter approved by the sponsor
- The approved version of scope, schedule, or cost used as a reference for measuring performance (Correct answer)
- The minimum acceptable quality standard for deliverables
- The initial risk assessment completed during project planning
Correct answer: The approved version of scope, schedule, or cost used as a reference for measuring performance
A baseline is the approved, fixed reference point for scope, schedule, or cost against which actual project performance is measured.
Question 5: A project coordinator notices that a team member implemented a scope change without submitting a formal change request. This is known as:
- Fast tracking
- Scope creep (Correct answer)
- Gold plating
- Variance analysis
Correct answer: Scope creep
Scope creep refers to uncontrolled expansion of project scope without formal authorization through the change control process.
Question 6: What is the FIRST step a project coordinator should take when a change request is received?
- Implement the change immediately to avoid delays
- Notify the project sponsor and close the project
- Evaluate the impact of the change on scope, schedule, cost, and quality (Correct answer)
- Update the project schedule to reflect the change
Correct answer: Evaluate the impact of the change on scope, schedule, cost, and quality
Before any decision is made, the impact of the proposed change on all project constraints—scope, schedule, cost, and quality—must be assessed.
Question 7: Which of the following BEST describes a corrective action in project change management?
- A proactive step taken to prevent future risks from occurring
- An intentional activity to realign project performance with the project plan (Correct answer)
- A request to add new features to the project scope
- A documented lesson learned for future projects
Correct answer: An intentional activity to realign project performance with the project plan
Corrective actions are intentional activities performed to bring current or future project performance back in line with the project management plan.
CPC Project Change Management 1
What is the PRIMARY purpose of an Integrated Change Control process in project management?