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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager is reviewing a change request…
A project manager is reviewing a change request to add a new feature to a software product. The change will increase the project timeline by two weeks and require additional budget. Which of the following should the project manager do first?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the sequence of change control: candidates might think the first step is to submit to the CCB, but impact analysis must come first.
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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Evaluate the impact on the triple constraint.
According to PMBOK, when a change request is received, the project manager should first evaluate its impact on the project constraints (scope, time, cost, quality, etc.) before taking any other action. This impact analysis is part of the Perform Integrated Change Control process. Only after assessing the impact can the change be submitted to the change control board (CCB) for a decision. Therefore, evaluating the impact on the triple constraint is the first step.
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 the change to the change control board for approval.
Why it's wrong here
Submitting to the change control board skips the prerequisite: documenting the request and performing impact analysis on schedule, cost and scope. Escalation is tempting because the board is the approving authority, but it acts only on a fully assessed request, so the manager must analyse first.
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Update the project management plan.
Why it's wrong here
Updating the project management plan presumes approval, but the request has not yet been assessed or authorised through change control. Plan revisions are tempting because they are the eventual output of an approved change; here they would precede the impact analysis and change control board decision, corrupting the baseline.
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Evaluate the impact on the triple constraint.
Why this is correct
Before approving or rejecting, the project manager must assess how the two-week delay and extra cost affect scope, schedule and budget together. Evaluating the triple constraint gives the change control board the data needed to decide whether the benefit justifies the impact.
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Reject the change because it will increase time and cost.
Why it's wrong here
Rejecting outright skips the mandated change control process: the request must first be documented and assessed for impact before any approve-or-reject decision. Refusal is tempting when a change threatens the baseline, and would be defensible only after the change control board has evaluated and formally declined it.
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