PK0-005 Project Life Cycle Practice Question
During project execution, a team member proposes a change that will add a new feature to the product. The project manager documents the change request and analyzes its impact on scope, schedule, and cost. Who is typically responsible for approving or rejecting the change?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the distinction between who analyzes a change (project manager) and who approves it (change control board), catching candidates who assume the PM or sponsor alone has approval authority.
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Change control board
The change control board (CCB) is the formal governance body authorized to review, approve, or reject change requests after impact analysis. In predictive/waterfall projects, the project manager documents and analyzes the change but does not have authority to approve scope, schedule, or cost baselines changes—that authority is delegated to the CCB. The CCB typically includes the sponsor, key stakeholders, and technical leads who evaluate the impact analysis and make a go/no-go decision.
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Change control board
Why this is correct
A change control board is the formal governance body that reviews documented change requests and authorises or declines them, weighing the analysed impact on scope, schedule and cost. This satisfies the stem's requirement for the typical approval authority once the project manager has completed impact analysis.
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Functional manager
Why it's wrong here
A functional manager oversees a department's resources, not project baselines, so they lack authority to approve scope, schedule, and cost changes. It is tempting because functional managers approve resource allocation and leave, which is a different approval path from change control.
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Project sponsor
Why it's wrong here
The sponsor authorises the project and typically owns funding and scope decisions, so they hold approval authority for changes affecting the baseline. It is tempting because the sponsor is accountable for the project's business case, but the change control board usually reviews and approves such requests.
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Project manager
Why it's wrong here
The project manager documents and analyses the change but does not approve it; approval rests with the change control board or sponsor. It is tempting because the project manager owns the change process, yet approving baseline changes would breach the segregation of duties.
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