When Stakeholders Ask for Adjustments to a Project Scope, the Course

question 17

Multiple Choice

When stakeholders ask for adjustments to a project scope, the course of action that should be followed is to:

• A) agree and adjust the project's deliverables accordingly.
• B) agree, but then look for ways to reduce other aspects of the project's scope to compensate.
• C) agree, and then try to secure more funding for the project.
• D) reinforce the deliverables and success measures that were made clear at the project's commencement, and stick to the original scope.
• E) None of these responses are correct.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

The indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities, maintenance, and salaries for management.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

The constant production costs that do not vary with the level of output, such as salaries of supervisors and depreciation of equipment.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in the production process that change with the volume of production, such as utility costs or raw materials.

Predetermined Overhead Rates

Estimated rates used to allocate overhead costs to products or activities, based on selected bases like labor hours or machine hours.