Project Baseline & Change Management Flashcards
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Which of the following changes would typically require a formal baseline change rather than being absorbed within existing management reserve?
Answer: A customer-directed addition of a significant new deliverable
Customer-directed additions of significant new deliverables represent approved scope changes that require formal baseline revision and are not absorbed by management reserve.
What is the difference between a 'baseline change' and a 'replan' in project controls?
Answer: A baseline change updates the authorized budget; a replan redistributes budget within the same authorized total
A baseline change increases or decreases the authorized total (typically from a scope change), while a replan redistributes existing authorized budget without changing the total.
In an Earned Value Management system, which baseline element defines WHEN work is planned to be accomplished?
Answer: Time-Phased Budget (BCWS/PV)
The time-phased budget (Planned Value / BCWS) defines both the cost and timing of planned work, forming the time dimension of the performance measurement baseline.
A project manager discovers that field engineers have been incorporating owner-requested changes without issuing change orders. What is the MOST serious consequence of this practice?
Answer: The contractor may lose entitlement to additional compensation and time
Working outside the formal change order process can waive the contractor's contractual right to additional compensation and schedule extensions for that work.
What is a 'Change Control Board' (CCB)?
Answer: A group of stakeholders authorized to approve or reject change requests
A CCB is a formally constituted group with the authority to review, evaluate, approve, delay, or reject changes to project baselines.
Which of the following BEST describes an 'undistributed budget' (UB) in project controls?
Answer: Authorized budget not yet assigned to specific control accounts or work packages
Undistributed budget is authorized project budget that has not yet been formally assigned to work packages or control accounts, often pending detailed planning of approved changes.
What is the primary reason for maintaining a 'frozen' or locked baseline rather than continuously updating it?
Answer: To provide a stable reference point that enables meaningful performance measurement
A stable, locked baseline allows valid comparison of actual versus planned performance; continuous updates would mask variances and eliminate meaningful trend analysis.