Project Management Professional (PMP) Practice Exam

During execution in a project to build a major road bridge, your team found a major flaw in the technical drawings. On an ad-hoc base, they had to find and implement a workaround to avoid delays and mitigate technical problems. What should you do next?

1. Meticulously document the problem and the workaround to create a requested change to the project management plan, which will then be passed to the body responsible for the change control decision.

2. The workaround was performed on a technical level only. As long as it does not influence the function of the bridge or the organizational configuration of the project, a change request will not be necessary.

3. A retroactive formal change request side is not reasonable. Create some additional documents describing the workaround and sign them by yourself, you can present them during the next regular CCB meeting.

4. It is normal in projects that during project execution inconsistencies arise between planning documents and actual implementation. This is no problem as long as the functional status of the product is maintained.

The correct answer is: Meticulously document the problem and the workaround to create a requested change to the project management plan, which will then be passed to the body responsible for the change control decision.

After discovering a major flaw in the technical drawings during the execution of a project to build a major road bridge, your team had to quickly come up with a workaround to avoid delays and mitigate technical problems. Now, the next step should be to meticulously document the problem and the workaround and create a change request to the project management plan. This change request will then be reviewed and approved by the appropriate body for change control decisions. Option B is incorrect because even though the workaround was performed on a technical level, a change request is still necessary. Option C is also incorrect as creating additional documents and signing them yourself is not a proper way to request a change. Option D is also incorrect because even though inconsistencies may arise during project execution, it is important to document and address them in order to maintain the functional status of the product. The correct course of action in this situation is to create and submit a change