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CAPM Practice: Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks

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Kavya Kozlov is working on a software implementation project at Kilowatt Power and needs to understand when to apply different planned strategies. Match each project situation on the left with the appropriate planned strategy or framework to follow on the right. Items: 1. A key stakeholder requests a significant scope change 2. A team member reports a potential quality issue with a deliverable 3. The project sponsor asks for a status update on budget and schedule 4. A new risk is identified that could impact project objectives Which option correctly matches each item to its description?
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Correct answer: 1. A key stakeholder requests a significant scope change → Follow the change control process documented in the change management plan 2. A team member reports a potential quality issue with a deliverable → Apply the quality assurance procedures defined in the quality management plan 3. The project sponsor asks for a status update on budget and schedule → Provide information using the format and timing specified in the communications management plan 4. A new risk is identified that could impact project objectives → Execute the risk response strategy outlined in the risk management plan

Explanation

Each project situation should be addressed by following its corresponding planned strategy: scope changes follow change control processes, quality issues follow quality management procedures, stakeholder communications follow the communications plan, and risks follow risk response strategies. This demonstrates how to appropriately respond to different situations using established frameworks.

**Why not B:** This option incorrectly matches each situation to the wrong strategy. A scope change request should follow change control, not the communications plan. A quality issue should follow quality management procedures, not risk response. A status update should use the communications plan, not change control. A new risk should follow the risk management plan, not quality procedures.

**Why not C:** This option scrambles all four matches. Quality procedures are for quality issues, not scope changes. The communications plan is for stakeholder updates, not quality issues. Risk response is for new risks, not status updates. Change control is for scope changes, not new risks.

**Why not D:** This option incorrectly pairs the risk response strategy with scope changes and change control with new risks. While both involve assessment and action, a scope change requires the formal change control process, and a new risk requires executing the documented risk response strategy — not the reverse.

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This question covers Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks under Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks (Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts).

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