Change Control & Configuration Management Flashcards
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Which of the following change types typically requires the LEAST formal CCB review in most organizations?
Answer: Administrative corrections to documentation with no technical impact
Minor administrative corrections (e.g., fixing a typo in a document) that carry no technical or cost impact often follow a streamlined approval path.
A project manager is told to 'gold plate' a deliverable — adding extra features not in the approved scope. This is:
Answer: A change control violation that bypasses formal approval
Gold plating violates change control principles by adding unrequested scope without formal approval, potentially introducing risk and wasting resources.
When a change is rejected by the CCB, the project manager should:
Answer: Document the rejection in the change log and inform the requestor
Rejected changes must be recorded in the change log and the requestor must be formally notified of the decision and rationale.
Which configuration management concept ensures that only authorized personnel can modify controlled artifacts?
Answer: Access control and change authorization
Access control mechanisms ensure that only authorized individuals can modify configuration-controlled items, preserving integrity.
An integrated change control system ensures changes are evaluated across which THREE knowledge areas simultaneously?
Answer: Scope, schedule, and cost (and other affected areas) in an integrated manner
Integrated change control evaluates proposed changes holistically across all affected knowledge areas — especially scope, schedule, and cost — to understand total impact.
A change that is approved but never implemented would be identified during:
Answer: Configuration status accounting and audit activities
Configuration status accounting tracks the implementation status of approved changes, and audits verify that approved changes were actually executed.
Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between change control and configuration management?
Answer: Configuration management governs what is controlled; change control governs how approved modifications are made to those items
Configuration management defines the system of controlled items and baselines, while change control is the process through which modifications to those items are formally requested, evaluated, and approved.