Change Management and Control Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of the Perform Integrated Change Control process?
Answer: To review, approve, or reject change requests and manage changes to deliverables and project documents
Perform Integrated Change Control reviews, approves, or rejects change requests and manages changes to deliverables, organizational process assets, project documents, and the project management plan.
Who has the authority to approve changes to the project management plan?
Answer: The Change Control Board (CCB) or designated decision-makers
The Change Control Board (CCB) or designated decision-makers have the formal authority to review, approve, or reject changes to the project management plan.
A change request that results from a variance in project performance and is intended to realign work with the plan is known as:
Answer: A corrective action
A corrective action is a change request intended to realign the performance of project work with the project management plan after a variance has been identified.
Which document formally initiates the change control process?
Answer: The change request form
A change request form formally initiates the change control process by documenting the proposed change, its justification, and its potential impact on the project.
What should a project manager do FIRST when a stakeholder verbally requests a change?
Answer: Document the request as a formal change request
The project manager should document the verbal request as a formal change request to ensure it enters the proper integrated change control process.
Which of the following is NOT typically included in a change management plan?
Answer: Stakeholder communication register
The stakeholder communication register is part of the communications management plan, not the change management plan, which focuses on how changes will be managed and controlled.
A project is in the execution phase when the customer requests a significant scope change. What is the MOST appropriate action for the project manager?
Answer: Submit the change request through the integrated change control process
Regardless of the project phase, all changes must be submitted through the integrated change control process to assess impact and obtain proper approval before implementation.