PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
During project execution, a key stakeholder requests a new feature that was not in the original scope. The project manager is concerned about the impact on the schedule and budget. This is an example of:
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
✓
Scope creep
Scope creep refers to uncontrolled changes to project scope. Gold plating is adding features without request. Risk is an uncertain event. Change control is the process to manage changes.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Scope creep
Why this is correct
An unauthorized addition to scope is scope creep.
- ✗
Risk management
Why it's wrong here
This is not a risk event; it's a change.
- ✗
Gold plating
Why it's wrong here
Gold plating is adding extras without request.
- ✗
Change control
Why it's wrong here
Change control is the process to manage the change.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This PK0-005 question is part of Courseiva's 980-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This PK0-005 practice question is part of Courseiva's free CompTIA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the PK0-005 exam.