PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
During a project, the team adds extra features to a deliverable because they believe it will increase customer satisfaction, even though the features were not specified in the requirements. This is an example of:
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Gold plating
Gold plating is adding extra features beyond specified requirements. Scope creep is uncontrolled changes to scope, but gold plating is specifically adding extras without approval.
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Gold plating
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Adding features beyond requirements is gold plating.
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Scope creep
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Scope creep is unauthorized changes to scope, but gold plating is adding extras not requested.
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Risk response
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Risk response addresses risks.
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Value engineering
Why it's wrong here
Value engineering improves value without adding features.
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