You are employed by a software development company as a project manager. Your company has a policy that a change control board (CCB) reviews all of the change requests for every project in your organization, and the CCB follows all the recommended activities outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge  (PMBOK^® Guide) standard. You and your project team do not serve as members of the CCB. Based on this scenario, which of the following activities might be performed by members of the CCB?

A. Creating a change request
B. Implementing approved change requests
C. Initiating and closing a project
D. Monitoring implementation of approved changes

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HINT: Which answer choices are the responsibilities of the project manager and the project team?
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Answer and Explanation
The correct answer is A.

The change control board (CCB) is a formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, deferring, or rejecting change requests. The CCB can include project stakeholders, and a change may be requested by any stakeholder involved with the project. Therefore, it is possible for a member of the CCB to create and submit a change request.

A. Creating a change request
Correct. The CCB can include project stakeholders, and a change may be requested by any stakeholder involved with the project. Therefore, it is possible for a member of the CCB to create and submit a change request.

B. Implementing approved change requests
Incorrect. Implementing approved change requests occurs during the Direct and Manage Project Work process, which is the responsibility of the project manager and the project team rather than the CCB.

C. Initiating and closing a project
Incorrect. A project can be initiated by the project sponsor. However, closing the project is typically the responsibility of the project manager. According to the scenario, the project manager is not a member of the CCB. Therefore, even if the project sponsor is a member of the CCB and can initiate the project, this answer choice can be eliminated as at least one of its parts does not hold true.

D. Gaining formal acceptance of the deliverables by the customer or sponsor
Incorrect. Monitoring the implementation of approved change requests is part of the Monitor and Control Project work process. The CCB reviews change requests as part of the Perform Integrated Change Control process rather than the Monitor and Control Project Work process. Therefore, the activities described in this answer choice should be performed by the project manager and the team, not the CCB.

Reference: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK^® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 115

Which of the following is the purpose of tailoring?

A. To select the appropriate combination of processes and techniques to meet the unique needs of the project
B. To adjust processes as needed to meet the stakeholder needs and expectations
C. To pass the compliance audit.
D. To reduce the workload of project management.z

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HINT: Considering that tailoring is part of project planning, some of the choices may be eliminated as they usually occur during other process groups.
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Answer and Explanation:
The correct answer is A.

Tailoring is determining the appropriate combination of processes, inputs, tools, techniques, outputs, and life cycle phases to manage a project. Tailoring should take place during project planning to customize the processes before applying them. The main purpose of process tailoring is to ensure processes meet the specific needs of the project.

Details for each option:

A. To select the appropriate combination of processes and techniques to meet the unique needs of the project
Correct. There is no process that fits for all projects, so before applying a process, the project characteristics and needs should be considered to answer whether the process could bring benefit and how to implement it.

B. To adjust processes as needed to meet the stakeholder needs and expectations
Incorrect. The purpose of tailoring is to ensure the appropriate use of processes for the project, not to meet the stakeholder needs and expectation.

C. To pass the compliance audit.
Incorrect. Tailoring is often considered when planning while compliance audit is conducted during the project implementation to identify whether the project complies or not with the organization's processes and procedures.

D. To reduce the workload of project management.
Incorrect. Tailoring does not necessarily reduce the workload of project management.

Reference: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK^® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 28

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As part of the PMP® Exam application process, you need to demonstrate that you meet specific eligibility criteria. If you have a bachelor’s degree you need to have at least 4500 hours of project management experience, if you do not have a bachelor’s degree you need to have at least 7500 hours of project management experience. This experience needs to be within all five of the process groups of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. You do not have to have experience in all of the process groups for each project, but you do have to demonstrate experience in all five groups across all of the project management experience hours you cite on the application.

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What is the difference between work performance data and work performance information?

A. Work performance data is the representation of work performance information, intended to generate decisions or raise issues, actions, etc.
B. Work performance information is the result of an analysis of the work performance data.
C. Work performance data is the data of activity progress, while work performance information focuses on the team's performance.
D. Work performance data is the data collected during project execution by the project team while work performance information is provided by external parties.

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HINT: What is the difference between data and information?
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Answer and Explanation:
The correct answer is B.

Details for each option:

A. Work performance data is the representation of work performance information, intended to generate decisions or raise issues, actions, etc.
Incorrect. The representation of work performance information corresponds to a work performance report, not work performance data.

B. Work performance information is the result of an analysis of the work performance data.
Correct. The work performance data is the raw data collected during carrying out the project work, analyzed in context to create work performance information.

C. Work performance data is the data of activity progress, while work performance information focuses on the team's performance.
Incorrect. Work performance data and work performance information are both about work performance, including activity progress and team performance.

D. Work performance data is the data collected during project execution by the project team while work performance information is provided by external parties.
Incorrect. Both work performance data and information are collected and analyzed by the project team.

Reference: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK^® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 26-27, 95, 109, 112, 116