PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project team is adding extra features to a deliverable that were not requested by the customer, in an effort to improve the product. This practice is known as:
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Gold plating
Gold plating is when the project team adds extra features beyond the agreed requirements, often without approval. It can lead to increased cost and schedule overruns.
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Benchmarking
Why it's wrong here
Benchmarking compares practices to industry standards.
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Value engineering
Why it's wrong here
Value engineering optimizes value without adding unnecessary features.
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Gold plating
Why this is correct
Correct. Gold plating is adding extras not required by the customer.
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Scope creep
Why it's wrong here
Scope creep is uncontrolled changes to scope, but gold plating is adding extra features voluntarily.
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