PMI CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) Examination Content OutlinePredictive, Plan-Based MethodologiesHard
A project manager is overseeing a software development project. During the execution phase, a new government regulation is published that directly impacts the project's data privacy requirements, necessitating a significant change to the planned architecture. Which process should the project manager use to formally evaluate and approve this necessary adjustment?
- ADirect and Manage Project Work
- BDevelop Project Management Plan
- CMonitor and Control Project Work
- DPerform Integrated Change Control
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Correct answer: D. Perform Integrated Change Control
The scenario describes a required change to the project's baseline due to an external factor. Perform Integrated Change Control is the process specifically designed to review all change requests, approve changes, and manage changes to deliverables, organizational process assets, project documents, and the project management plan.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Direct and Manage Project Work involves executing the plan, not formally evaluating and approving changes to it.
- B. Develop Project Management Plan is about creating the overall plan, not managing changes to it during execution.
- C. Monitor and Control Project Work involves tracking, reviewing, and regulating progress, but formal change approval is part of Integrated Change Control.
Perform Integrated Change Control
The process of reviewing all change requests, approving changes, and managing changes to deliverables, organizational process assets, project documents, and the project management plan.
- Ensures only approved changes are implemented.
- Maintains the integrity of project baselines.
- Involves a Change Control Board (CCB) for complex projects.
Memory trick: Change Control: Review, Approve, Integrate, Don't Deviate!