David is a project manager working for a prominent book publishing company. As the most senior project manager within the organization, he often gets the most complex project assignments. For this reason, the PMO manager assigns David to manage a project for a sponsor who is notorious for scope creep. Knowing this, David is likely to place greater emphasis on what project management process?

You are the project manager for a construction company that is building a new city and county office building in your city. Your CCB recently approved a scope change. You know that scope change might come about as a result of all of the following except which one?

Alyssa is a project manager tasked with managing an infrastructure project that will consolidate five data centers into one. She pulls together a core set of experts who have worked on similar projects to discuss how scope should be managed. What tool or technique is Alyssa using?

Rianna is a developer who is interested in moving toward a career in project management. She takes on a small project that will implement a new security feature to protect her company’s internal network. To date, she has baselined the project’s scope, schedule, and budget, and she is now actively helping to resolve issues as they arise. What process is she currently performing?