CAPM Change Control & Configuration 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A team member discovers that the project scope statement no longer reflects the agreed deliverables after several informal updates. What should the project manager do FIRST?
- Rewrite the scope statement immediately
- Submit a formal change request to update the scope baseline (Correct answer)
- Notify the customer that the scope has changed
- Archive the old scope statement and proceed
Correct answer: Submit a formal change request to update the scope baseline
Any change to a project baseline must go through the formal change control process by submitting a change request.
Question 2: Which document authorizes the change control board (CCB) to approve or reject changes on a project?
- Project charter
- Change management plan (Correct answer)
- Configuration management plan
- Stakeholder engagement plan
Correct answer: Change management plan
The change management plan defines the CCB's authority, composition, and procedures for evaluating and approving changes.
Question 3: A requested change has been approved by the CCB. What is the NEXT step the project manager should take?
- Close the change request
- Update the project management plan and baselines (Correct answer)
- Notify all stakeholders immediately
- Conduct a lessons learned session
Correct answer: Update the project management plan and baselines
After CCB approval, the project manager must update the relevant project management plan components and baselines to reflect the approved change.
Question 4: In configuration management, what is a 'configuration item' (CI)?
- Any approved change request
- An item whose performance and functional attributes are formally controlled (Correct answer)
- A project deliverable that has been tested
- A risk item tracked in the risk register
Correct answer: An item whose performance and functional attributes are formally controlled
A configuration item is any hardware, software, or document whose attributes are formally managed and controlled under configuration management.
Question 5: Which process is responsible for capturing, classifying, and recording change requests in the CAPM framework?
- Monitor and Control Project Work
- Perform Integrated Change Control (Correct answer)
- Control Scope
- Direct and Manage Project Work
Correct answer: Perform Integrated Change Control
Perform Integrated Change Control is the central process that reviews, approves, and manages all change requests across the project.
Question 6: A change is requested mid-project that would increase the budget by 15%. The CCB approves the change. Which baseline must be updated?
- Scope baseline only
- Schedule baseline only
- Cost baseline only
- All affected baselines (Correct answer)
Correct answer: All affected baselines
An approved change that impacts cost may also ripple into scope and schedule, so all affected baselines should be updated to reflect the approved change.
Question 7: What is the purpose of a configuration status accounting report in configuration management?
- To record and report the status of configuration items throughout the project lifecycle (Correct answer)
- To authorize changes to configuration items
- To verify that configuration items meet their requirements
- To identify risks associated with configuration changes
Correct answer: To record and report the status of configuration items throughout the project lifecycle
Configuration status accounting records and reports the current status and history of all approved configuration items and their changes.
CAPM Change Control & Configuration 2
A team member discovers that the project scope statement no longer reflects the agreed deliverables after several informal updates.
What should the project manager do FIRST?