Q: 10
SIMULATION
You are overseeing a construction project for a new retail center. Midway through the project, the
design team proposes a significant change to the building's layout, which they argue will improve
overall functionality and therefore present better value for money. However, this change would
require demolishing and rebuilding a section of the structure.
Given the proposed changes, outline five actions you would take to evaluate the change request to
provide an appropriate recommendation.
Your Answer
Discussion
D imo. The trap is thinking you consult stakeholders first but risk and cost-benefit analysis usually come before big recommendations.
Guessing review scope and objectives comes first in this situation. Sometimes I forget the stakeholder engagement bit though.
Is there a risk assessment step in your five? A lot of people miss that part on change requests.
Probably review the official syllabus or PMBOK guide, this type of question is all about showing integrated change control steps. Looks like you need cost-benefit analysis, scope review, risk check, stakeholder engagement, and making a recommendation doc. Pretty sure these are all covered in practice exams too.
What if the question wanted 'first action' only? Would cost-benefit or scope review come before risk analysis?
Good catch on the risk assessment part. I'd say you'd need to do a cost-benefit analysis, double-check scope/objectives, run a risk review, make sure stakeholders are looped in, and draft a formal recommendation doc. That covers all the bases from PMBOK integrated change control (I think), but if anyone sees something missing let me know.
B, not A. Cost-benefit analysis matters here, but don't forget stakeholder input is another easy-to-miss part on this type of scenario.
Does the question specify if the client has already approved any design changes, or is this still a proposal?
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