IPA IP 2025 Question 40
A question IPA Japan published in 令和7年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問40, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Which of the following is the most appropriate description of the case where a change request has arisen in a project in which a change control board has been established?
Explanation
The change control board may reject a change request because of the cost increase or schedule delay it would cause — the board decides on each request after weighing its impact.
In integrated change control, every change request is recorded and analysed for its effect on scope, schedule, cost, quality and risk. The change control board (CCB), made up of stakeholders with authority over the project such as the sponsor, the customer and the project manager, then approves, defers or rejects it. A request whose benefit does not justify the extra cost or the later due date can be rejected.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) — the board is made up of the project's own stakeholders who have the authority to decide, not of third parties outside the project
- •(c) — the board may approve changes that alter the scope; its job is to judge the impact, not to accept only changes that leave the scope unchanged
- •(d) — change requests go to the board for review; they do not all need the project manager's approval first, and the project manager may even be a member of the board
Key rule: A change control board reviews each change request's impact on scope, schedule and cost and may approve or reject it; no change request is accepted automatically.
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