Henry is the project manager of the QBG Project for his company. This project has a budget of
$4,576,900 and is expected to last 18 months to complete. The CIO, a stakeholder in the project,
has introduced a scope change request for additional deliverables as part of the project work.
What component of the change control system would review the proposed changes’ impact on the
features and functions of the project’s product?
A.
Configuration management system
B.
Scope change control system
C.
Cost change control system
D.
Integrated change control
Explanation:
The configuration management system ensures that proposed changes to the
project’s scope are reviewed and evaluated for their affect on the project’s product. Configuration
Management System is a subsystem of the overall project management system. It is a collection
of formal documented procedures used to identify and document the functional and physical
characteristics of a product, result, service, or component of the project. It also controls any
changes to such characteristics, and records and reports each change and its implementation
status. It includes the documentation, tracking systems, and defined approval levels necessary for
authorizing and controlling changes. Audits are performed as part of configuration management to
system focuses on reviewing the actual changes to the project scope. When a change to the
incorrect. The cost change control system is responsible for reviewing and controlling changes to
proposed change on the project as a whole.