As the 80th Change Order Floated Across His Desk,the Project

question 85

Multiple Choice

As the 80th change order floated across his desk,the project manager wished that he had kept the first 79.What money he had saved in scrap paper might well be lost in charges that could never be recouped from the client."What I need is better:

• A)Trend monitoring," muttered the manager.
• B)Configuration control," sighed the manager.
• C)Specification control," fumed the manager.
• D)Document control," whimpered the manager.

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Definitions:

Activity

An event that causes the consumption of overhead resources in an organization.

Cost Driver

A factor that causes a change in the cost of an activity, such as machine-hours or labor hours, used in determining pricing and profitability.

Flexible Budgets

Budgets that adjust or flex with changes in the volume or level of activity.

Measure of Activity

An identifier used to gauge the level or intensity of activity within a certain process or system.