PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
During project execution, the project manager notices that the development team has been adding extra features that were not requested by the customer. Which of the following describes this behavior?
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Gold plating
Gold plating is when the team adds extra features beyond requirements without approval. Scope creep is uncontrolled changes to scope; change control is the process to manage changes; value engineering improves value without extra cost.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Value engineering
Why it's wrong here
Value engineering deliberately improves function versus cost within agreed scope, so it cannot describe unrequested additions. It is tempting because it also changes deliverables, but it is a planned, customer-approved optimisation exercise, whereas here features are added without authorisation, which is scope creep.
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Scope creep
Why it's wrong here
Scope creep is gradual expansion of scope, but gold plating is adding features not requested.
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Change control
Why it's wrong here
Change control is the formal process for requesting, assessing and approving modifications to the baseline. It fails here because no request, impact analysis or approval occurred; the team simply added features. It is tempting because it governs scope changes, but it would be correct only if the additions had been submitted and authorised.
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Gold plating
Why this is correct
Gold plating is the deliberate addition of features beyond the agreed scope, consuming budget and schedule without customer request or approval. It matches the stem's scenario precisely, differing from scope creep, which is uncontrolled incremental change rather than developer-initiated extras.
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