Henry is the project manager of the QBG Project for his company. This project has a budget of
$4,576,900 and is expected to last 18 months to complete. The CIO, a stakeholder in the project,
has introduced a scope change request for additional deliverables as part of the project work.
What component of the change control system would review the proposed changes’ impact on the
features and functions of the project’s product?

A.
Cost change control system

B.
Configuration management system

C.
Scope change control system

D.
Integrated change control

Explanation:

The configuration management system ensures that proposed changes to the project’s scope are
reviewed and evaluated for their affect on the project’s product.
Configure management process is important in achieving business objectives. Ensuring the
integrity of hardware and software configurations requires the establishment and maintenance of
an accurate and complete configuration repository. This process includes collecting initial
configuration information, establishing baselines, verifying and auditing configuration information,
and updating the configuration repository as needed. Effective configuration management
facilitates greater system availability minimizes production issues and resolves issues more
quickly.
Answer C is incorrect. The scope change control system focuses on reviewing the actual changes
to the project scope. When a change to the project’s scope is proposed, the configuration
management system is also invoked.
Answer A is incorrect. The cost change control system is responsible for reviewing and controlling
changes to the project costs.
Answer D is incorrect. Integrated change control examines the affect of a proposed change on the
project as a whole.