ITPEC IP April 2025 Question 57

Estimate the added personnel expense and update the plan — this is the action specifically belonging to project cost management.

Adding members changes labor cost and may add onboarding or support expenses. Cost management estimates these effects, checks them against the budget and cost baseline, and updates the authorized plan through the project's control process.

Answer (d)

Why not others:
- (a) updating distribution lists is communications management
- (b) arranging training concerns resource development or procurement, though its cost may later enter the budget
- (c) assigning tasks and changing dates is primarily schedule and resource management

Key rule: Classify the management action by its direct object: money and budget are cost; information flow is communications; assignments are resources; dates are schedule.

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