Part of your change management plan details what should happen in the change control system for your project. Theresa, a junior project
manager, asks what the configuration management activities are for scope changes. You tell her that all of the following are valid
configuration management activities except for which one?
Suggested Answer: D
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Configuration item cost is not a valid activity for configuration management. Cost changes are managed by the cost change control system;
configuration management is concerned with changes to the features and functions of the project deliverables.
12 comments · newest first
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Erick
11 months ago
Configuration Verification and Auditing is super important, though!
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Lynda
12 months ago
Wait, is costing really not part of configuration management?
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Rosendo
12 months ago
Totally agree, D seems off.
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Brandee
12 months ago
I think Configuration Item Costing is the odd one out here.
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Leeann
1 year ago
Configuration Identification is definitely a key activity.
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Alline
1 year ago
I’m a bit confused; I thought all those activities were related to managing changes, but costing feels like it’s more about budgeting.
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Roosevelt
1 year ago
I practiced a similar question, and I feel like configuration item costing doesn't fit with the others.
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Emilio
1 year ago
I think configuration identification and verification are definitely key activities, but costing seems off.
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Melissa
1 year ago
I remember that configuration management is all about tracking changes, but I'm not sure if costing is really part of that.
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Dallas
1 year ago
Okay, the organization has a mature security policy and has taken steps to protect PI, but hasn't fully integrated it into all their processes yet. I think this could be a minor non-conformity.
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Noe
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused on this one. I know there's a global variable that stores the current file path, but I can't remember if it's _filename or _dirname. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Flo
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused by the different VRFs and routing protocols mentioned in the question. I'll need to review my notes on MPLS VPNs to make sure I understand the concepts before attempting to answer.