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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager is reviewing change requests
A project manager is reviewing change requests. Which THREE types of changes would be subject to integrated change control?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the misconception that any project-related request is a change requiring ICC — candidates must distinguish baseline-affecting changes from routine operational or administrative requests.
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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Schedule change
Integrated change control is the process of reviewing all change requests, approving changes, and managing changes to deliverables, project documents, and the project management plan. Option A (Schedule change) is correct because any modification to the project schedule baseline, such as shifting milestones or activity dates, must go through integrated change control to assess impacts on other knowledge areas. Option B (Scope change) is correct because changes to the project or product scope alter the scope baseline and require formal review and approval to prevent scope creep. Option C (Cost change) is correct because adjustments to the cost baseline or budget require integrated change control to evaluate funding, reserves, and impacts on the business case. Option D (Office supply order) is not correct because routine procurement of administrative supplies is an operational activity, not a change to project baselines or the project management plan. Option E (Team member vacation request) is not correct because it is a routine resource/HR administrative matter handled through normal team management, not a formal change request affecting project baselines.
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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Schedule change
Why this is correct
Schedule changes shift the approved schedule baseline, so integrated change control is required to assess knock-on effects on scope, cost, resources and risk, then formally approve and update the schedule baseline and related project documents.
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Scope change
Why this is correct
Scope changes modify the approved scope baseline, so they must go through integrated change control, which assesses impacts on cost, schedule, quality and risk before the scope statement, WBS and WBS dictionary are formally updated.
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Cost change
Why this is correct
Cost changes alter the approved budget baseline, so they must pass through integrated change control, which evaluates impacts across all knowledge areas and updates the cost baseline, funding requirements and project documents together rather than in isolation.
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Office supply order
Why it's wrong here
Office supplies are operational procurement covered by routine purchasing, not a change to project scope, schedule, cost or baselines. Integrated change control evaluates and approves modifications to the project management plan through the change control board. It would be tempting if supplies were a project deliverable, but consumables are administrative overhead, not controlled project change.
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Team member vacation request
Why it's wrong here
Vacation requests are resourcing/HR administration handled through line management and time-tracking systems, not project deliverables, baselines or scope. Integrated change control governs changes to scope, schedule, cost and plans via the change control board. It would be tempting where leave directly alters a critical-path resource plan, but routine absence booking still bypasses formal project change approval.
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