Risk and Governance Practice Question

Question

A student must apply the concept rather than define it only for the PMP Project Management Professional involving cost baseline in Risk and Governance. Which statement is most accurate for exam purposes? (Item 147)

Answer choices

  1. A. Apply a rule from a different domain even though the exam objective is different.
  2. B. Choose the option that sounds familiar even if it does not fit the scenario.
  3. C. The best answer is to select the response that protects project value, uses appropriate tailoring, engages stakeholders, and follows ethical project management practice for the cost baseline scenario.
  4. D. Use the most complex option even when a simpler compliant action directly solves the problem.

Correct Answer

C. The best answer is to select the response that protects project value, uses appropriate tailoring, engages stakeholders, and follows ethical project management practice for the cost baseline scenario.

Explanation

The correct answer is C because cost baseline is tested by asking candidates to select the response that protects project value, uses appropriate tailoring, engages stakeholders, and follows ethical project management practice. The distractors reflect common exam mistakes: ignoring context, using informal shortcuts, skipping verification, or applying a rule from the wrong domain.

Question details

  • Difficulty: medium
  • Domain: Risk and Governance
  • Objective: cost baseline

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