Question 490
The project manager encounters this predictive delivery challenge: A contractor receives verbal permission from a client representative who lacks formal change approval authority. Which observation provides the strongest evidence that the underlying problem was resolved?
Explanation
Correct Answer
“The change log identifies an authorized approver and valid baseline effects.” is meaningful evidence for “A contractor receives verbal permission from a client representative who lacks formal change approval authority” because it demonstrates the practical outcome of “Verify decision rights and obtain documented authorization before treating the request as approved scope.” instead of merely recording that work took place.
Incorrect Answers
“Updated plans and validation evidence consistently reflect the new design.” could measure performance for “A hybrid program approves a design change but its safety testing and training plans still reflect the old configuration.”, yet it is not direct evidence that “A contractor receives verbal permission from a client representative who lacks formal change approval authority” has been resolved through “Verify decision rights and obtain documented authorization before treating the request as approved scope.”.
“Release messaging and backlog records consistently show the rejected enhancement as not committed.” could measure performance for “A change board rejects a desirable enhancement, yet sales teams continue promising it for the next release.”, yet it is not direct evidence that “A contractor receives verbal permission from a client representative who lacks formal change approval authority” has been resolved through “Verify decision rights and obtain documented authorization before treating the request as approved scope.”.
“Emergency approval and retrospective control records account for the impact and implementation.” could measure performance for “A regulatory emergency requires an urgent scope adjustment and the team assumes normal control can be skipped entirely.”, yet it is not direct evidence that “A contractor receives verbal permission from a client representative who lacks formal change approval authority” has been resolved through “Verify decision rights and obtain documented authorization before treating the request as approved scope.”.