CAPM Practice Question: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
A project has a fixed deadline but flexible scope. The project manager receives a change request that would significantly increase scope. What should the project manager do first?
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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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Evaluate the impact on time, cost, and quality
According to the PMBOK Guide, the first step when a change request is received is to evaluate its impact on project constraints such as time, cost, quality, and scope. This impact analysis determines the feasibility and implications before any decision to approve or reject. Direct approval (C) or rejection (D) would be premature without analysis, and escalation to sponsor (A) is not the first step.
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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Escalate to the sponsor immediately
Why it's wrong here
The project manager should perform analysis before escalation.
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Evaluate the impact on time, cost, and quality
Why this is correct
Impact analysis is the correct first step in change control.
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Approve the change because the scope is flexible
Why it's wrong here
Approval should only follow analysis of impacts on other constraints.
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Reject the change to protect the fixed deadline
Why it's wrong here
Rejection without analysis may miss a valuable change that could be accommodated.
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