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: B
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35 comments · newest first
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Tanesha
10 months ago
Configuration Identification is a must-have activity!
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Holley
10 months ago
I think Configuration Item Costing doesn't fit here.
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Royce
10 months ago
Definitely agree with Tom, that one seems off.
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Van
10 months ago
Wait, are we sure about that? Sounds a bit sketchy.
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Maryrose
11 months ago
Configuration Verification and Auditing is essential!
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Kathrine
11 months ago
I’m a bit confused about this one. I thought all of these were related, but costing feels like it might be the odd one out.
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Elenor
11 months ago
I practiced a similar question last week, and I feel like configuration identification and status accounting were both mentioned as important, but costing seems off.
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Blair
11 months ago
I think configuration verification and auditing is definitely a key activity, but I can't recall if costing is really part of that process.
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Elbert
12 months ago
I remember studying configuration management activities, but I'm not entirely sure about the costing part. It seems like it might not fit with the others.
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Frederica
12 months ago
Configuration management can be tricky, but I think I've got a good handle on the key activities. I'll methodically go through the options and select the one that doesn't fit.
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Melissia
12 months ago
Okay, let's see. Configuration verification and auditing, configuration item costing, configuration identification, and configuration status accounting. I'm pretty confident I can eliminate the incorrect one.
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Helga
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about the differences between these configuration management activities. I'll need to think through each one carefully.
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Ellen
1 year ago
This question seems straightforward. I'll review the configuration management activities and identify the one that is not valid.
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Chantell
1 year ago
Configuration management, huh? Sounds like a lot of paperwork to me. As long as the final product works, who cares about all the little details, right? *chuckles*
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Truman
1 year ago
D) Configuration Status Accounting
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Jutta
1 year ago
C) Configuration Identification
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Tran
1 year ago
B) Configuration Item Costing
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Clorinda
1 year ago
A) Configuration Verification and Auditing
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Cassandra
1 year ago
Hmm, I was going to say C) Configuration Identification, but I guess that's a pretty fundamental configuration management activity. B) Configuration Item Costing does sound a bit out of place.
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Shad
1 year ago
D) Configuration Status Accounting is essential for keeping track of the status of configuration items throughout the project.
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Anjelica
1 year ago
B) Configuration Item Costing is not typically a configuration management activity, as it is more related to financial aspects.
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Dana
1 year ago
A) Configuration Verification and Auditing is important to ensure that the configuration is correct and meets the requirements.
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Alesia
1 year ago
Oh, don't let this candidate fool you. Configuration management is the glue that holds a project together. Without it, you'd have chaos!
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Donte
2 years ago
I think the answer is B) Configuration Item Costing because it is not a typical configuration management activity related to scope changes.
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Sharita
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the correct answer is B) Configuration Item Costing.
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Ernestine
2 years ago
B) Configuration Item Costing is the odd one out. That's more of an accounting activity, not a core configuration management task.
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Viola
1 year ago
D) Configuration Status Accounting tracks the status of configuration items.
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Stefanie
1 year ago
C) Configuration Identification involves identifying and labeling configuration items.
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Audry
1 year ago
B) Configuration Item Costing is not a core configuration management activity.
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Nobuko
1 year ago
A) Configuration Verification and Auditing ensures that the configuration items are correct and complete.
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Junita
1 year ago
D) Configuration Status Accounting tracks the status and changes of configuration items over time.
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Nina
1 year ago
C) Configuration Identification involves uniquely identifying and labeling configuration items.
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Lorrie
1 year ago
B) Configuration Item Costing is not a typical configuration management task, it's more related to financial aspects.
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Paul
1 year ago
A) Configuration Verification and Auditing is a key activity to ensure the accuracy of configuration items.
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Macy
2 years ago
I think the answer is B) Configuration Item Costing.