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PK0-005 Practice Question: Refer to the exhibit
Exhibit
Change Request ID: CR-001 Date: 2024-09-15 Description: Add a new feature to the mobile app. Priority: High Status: Submitted Impact: Scope increase of 2 weeks and $5,000. Submitted by: Stakeholder A
Refer to the exhibit. What should the project manager do first?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the sequence of change control by presenting plausible-sounding actions like 'inform the sponsor' or 'update the plan' as distractors, catching candidates who forget that impact assessment must always precede any decision or communication.
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
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Review and assess the impact of the change
When a change is proposed or identified, the project manager must first evaluate how it affects scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality before deciding on any action. Reviewing and assessing the impact of the change is the foundational step in the integrated change control process, ensuring decisions are made with full information. Only after impact analysis should the PM update plans, inform the sponsor, or authorize implementation.
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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Update the project management plan
Why it's wrong here
Updating the project management plan would be premature because the exhibit shows a critical path variance that requires immediate root-cause analysis and corrective action planning; the plan is a living document that should reflect approved changes, not initiate them. This option tempts because updating the plan is a standard response to approved scope or schedule changes, and would be correct after the project manager has assessed the variance and obtained change control board approval for a specific corrective action.
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Inform the sponsor
Why it's wrong here
Escalating to the sponsor bypasses the first step: assessing the exhibit's actual variance and confirming facts before any communication. Informing the sponsor suits governance escalation once analysis shows the issue exceeds the project manager's authority, but here it pre-empts diagnosis and may relay inaccurate information.
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Implement the change immediately
Why it's wrong here
Implementing immediately skips the integrated change control step of evaluating impact on scope, schedule, cost and risk before approval. Immediate implementation suits an approved emergency change or pre-authorised contingency response, but here no assessment or authorisation has occurred, so the change may break baselined commitments.
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Review and assess the impact of the change
Why this is correct
Assessing the change's impact on scope, schedule, cost and risk must precede any approval decision or baseline update. This satisfies the stem's requirement to act first, ensuring the change control board receives evidence before authorising or rejecting the request.
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