ITPEC IP October 2020 Question 54
When the outsourced development project of a system has passed beyond its halfway mark, there is a request from the outsourcer for function addition to the system . Which of the following is the most appropriate action of the project manager?
Explanation
Assessing the impact on cost and schedule and following the change management procedure — a new function is a scope change, and every change goes through change control.
When a request to add a function arrives mid-project, the project manager records it, analyses its impact on scope, cost, schedule, quality and risk, and puts it to the agreed approval body, for example a change control board including the outsourcer. Only if it is approved are the plans, the baselines and, where needed, the contract revised.
Answer (c)
Why not others:
- •(a) — commits budget and staff before the impact of the request has been evaluated and approved
- •(b) — refuses on timing alone; no rule forbids changes after the halfway mark, and the request may matter to the outsourcer's business
- •(d) — a new function also affects cost and schedule, and a baseline is updated only after the change is approved, not straight away
Key rule: Every change request follows the same path at any stage of the project: record it, analyse its impact, approve or reject it, and only then update the baselines.
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