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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project team is in the execution phase and the…
A project team is in the execution phase and the project manager notices that the actual cost is consistently higher than planned. Which process should be used to address this?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the confusion between broad monitoring processes and specific control processes, tempting candidates to choose Monitor and Control Project Work when the question asks about a specific cost issue.
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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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Control Costs
Control Costs is the correct process because it involves monitoring the project status to update the project budget and managing changes to the cost baseline. When actual costs exceed planned costs, the project manager uses Control Costs techniques such as earned value analysis, forecasting, and variance analysis to identify the cause and take corrective action. This process is specifically designed to address cost overruns during execution.
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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Perform Integrated Change Control
Why it's wrong here
Perform Integrated Change Control reviews and approves or rejects change requests, then updates baselines and documents. It suits governing scope, schedule or cost modifications once a change is proposed. It does not analyse cost performance data or generate the variance figures and forecasts needed to diagnose the overspend.
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Control Costs
Why this is correct
Control Costs monitors cost performance against the baseline and manages changes to the approved budget. Comparing actual against planned expenditure and acting on variances is precisely this process, satisfying the execution-phase requirement to detect and correct the overspend.
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Control Schedule
Why it's wrong here
Control Schedule compares schedule performance against the baseline, analysing variances in dates and durations. It suits detecting slippage in activities and milestones. Cost overruns are measured through earned value cost metrics such as CV and CPI, which this process does not examine.
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Monitor and Control Project Work
Why it's wrong here
Monitor and Control Project Work tracks overall project performance against the plan, comparing metrics and reporting variances. It suits broad status tracking across scope, schedule and cost. It does not itself produce the cost variance analysis and corrective forecasting that addressing a consistent overspend demands.
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