PMP Change Management and Control 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A change request has been approved by the CCB. What is the project manager's NEXT step?
- Update the project management plan and relevant project documents (Correct answer)
- Immediately begin implementing the change without further documentation
- Notify all stakeholders of the change before updating any documents
- Close out the change request in the change log
Correct answer: Update the project management plan and relevant project documents
After CCB approval, the project manager must update the project management plan and relevant project documents to reflect the approved changes before implementation begins.
Question 2: Configuration management is MOST closely associated with which process?
- Plan Scope Management
- Perform Integrated Change Control (Correct answer)
- Control Quality
- Monitor and Control Project Work
Correct answer: Perform Integrated Change Control
Configuration management is a subset of change management and is most closely associated with Perform Integrated Change Control, which manages changes to all project deliverables and components.
Question 3: Which of the following BEST describes a preventive action?
- A change request to fix an identified defect in a deliverable
- A change request to realign current performance with the project plan
- A proactive change to reduce the probability of future negative impacts (Correct answer)
- A change requested by the project sponsor to add features
Correct answer: A proactive change to reduce the probability of future negative impacts
A preventive action is a proactive change intended to reduce the probability of future negative performance before the problem actually occurs.
Question 4: The change log is BEST described as:
- A list of all identified project risks and their status
- A document that tracks all change requests and their current status throughout the project (Correct answer)
- A record limited to approved changes to the project scope only
- A communication tool distributed to all stakeholders weekly
Correct answer: A document that tracks all change requests and their current status throughout the project
The change log tracks all change requests submitted during the project lifecycle, including their current status such as pending, approved, rejected, or deferred.
Question 5: A project manager is evaluating a change request. Which analysis should be performed FIRST?
- Cost-benefit analysis of implementing the change
- Impact analysis on scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk (Correct answer)
- Stakeholder sentiment analysis regarding the change
- Resource availability analysis for the change implementation
Correct answer: Impact analysis on scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk
Before evaluating feasibility or cost-benefit, the project manager should first assess the impact of the change on all project constraints including scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk.
Question 6: During which phase of the project is the cost of implementing a change typically LOWEST?
- During project execution
- During project closure
- During project planning (Correct answer)
- During project monitoring and control
Correct answer: During project planning
The cost to implement changes is lowest during the planning phase because minimal work has been executed, meaning less rework, disruption, and resource reallocation is required.
Question 7: Which of the following BEST represents a defect repair?
- Realigning a schedule that has slipped behind its baseline
- Modifying a deliverable that does not meet the defined quality requirements (Correct answer)
- Adding new features requested by the customer after the baseline was set
- Updating the risk register based on newly discovered information
Correct answer: Modifying a deliverable that does not meet the defined quality requirements
Defect repair is a formal change request to modify a non-conforming product or component to bring it into compliance with documented requirements or specifications.
PMP Change Management and Control 2
A change request has been approved by the CCB.
What is the project manager's NEXT step?