PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project manager is planning a marketing campaign for a new product launch. The campaign has a tight budget and strict deadline. During execution, the marketing team proposes adding a social media component that was not in the original scope. The project manager is concerned about scope creep. Which TWO actions should the project manager take to manage this situation?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is choosing the seemingly efficient action of adding the component immediately or deferring documentation; the exam tests whether you know scope changes must go through change control with impact analysis, not informal approval.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Submit a change request to the change control board.
Option A is correct because any proposed addition to the approved scope must go through the formal change control process, and submitting a change request to the change control board (CCB) ensures the request is evaluated, documented, and either approved or rejected in a controlled manner. Option D is correct because the project manager must first perform an impact analysis on cost, schedule, resources, and risk before deciding; given the tight budget and strict deadline, this assessment is essential to determine whether the social media component is feasible. Option B is incorrect because immediately adding unapproved work is the definition of scope creep and bypasses change control. Option C is incorrect because refusing without analysis ignores potentially valuable changes and violates good stakeholder management. Option E is incorrect because telling the team to proceed and reporting later also bypasses the change control process and risks unauthorized scope, cost, and schedule changes.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Submit a change request to the change control board.
Why this is correct
Formal change control ensures the proposed social media addition is evaluated rather than absorbed silently, preventing uncontrolled scope creep. Submitting to the change control board satisfies the stem's constraint of a tight budget and strict deadline by gating unapproved work.
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Add the social media component immediately to improve the campaign.
Why it's wrong here
Adding the social media component immediately bypasses the integrated change control process, so the schedule baseline and budget are altered without impact analysis or approval. It is tempting because fast-tracking unplanned promotional work can seize a market window, and that approach would suit an agile campaign with a flexible, contingency-funded scope.
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Refuse the request without any analysis.
Why it's wrong here
Refusing outright ignores the change's value and bypasses the integrated change control process, so the request should instead be assessed for impact on scope, budget and schedule. Refusal is tempting as a quick guard against scope creep, and would be right only if the change were already rejected by the change control board.
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Assess the impact on the project cost and schedule before deciding.
Why this is correct
Assessing cost and schedule impact before deciding gives the project manager data to judge whether the social media addition is viable within the tight budget and strict deadline. This analysis precedes any change request, preventing uninformed scope creep.
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Tell the team to proceed and report it later.
Why it's wrong here
Proceeding without approval bypasses the change control process and lets unapproved scope enter the baseline, worsening scope creep. It is tempting because it avoids immediate conflict and keeps momentum, but the correct route is evaluating the request through the change control board.
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