PMP Change Control Practice Questions

“Manage and control changes” is a Business Environment task on the July 2026 PMP exam. Practice the classic “what should the project manager do first?” change scenarios in predictive, agile and hybrid settings.

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  • 24 original change control questions, every option explained
  • Business Environment domain (26% of the exam)
  • ECO tasks: III-3 Manage and control changes
Free sample · Question 1 of 3Business Environment · Change control

A key stakeholder asks the project manager to add a new reporting module to a predictive project. What should the project manager do first?

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What our change control questions cover

  • Executing the change control process: log, analyze impact, decide, implement and communicate
  • The change control board and approval thresholds
  • Analyzing impact on scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and stakeholders before a decision
  • Implementing approved changes and updating baselines and documents
  • Change in agile: new work goes into the backlog and the product owner reprioritizes
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This list is our own summary of the tasks, written for practice. PMI publishes the full task statements and enablers in the PMP Examination Content Outline.

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180 questions in the July 2026 format: a case-study section first, then two sections of independent questions, on one 240-minute clock, with a score by domain and an explanation for every option.

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Ideas the questions test most

  1. In a predictive project the project manager does not approve or reject a change alone: the request is logged, its impact analyzed, options identified, and the change control board (or the authority named in the plan) decides.
  2. The first step when a stakeholder asks for a change is usually to log the request and assess its impact, not to implement it or refuse it.
  3. After an approved change, update the affected baselines and documents and tell the stakeholders who need to know.
  4. In agile, a change in requirements becomes a backlog item that the product owner orders; work inside the current iteration is protected unless the product owner and team agree otherwise.

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Common questions

What is the first step when a change is requested?

In a predictive project, document the change request and analyze its impact on scope, schedule, cost, quality and risk before it goes to the change control board. Do not implement it, and do not refuse it on your own.

How is change handled in agile projects?

Changes are expected. New or changed requirements go into the product backlog, and the product owner reorders the backlog by value. The current iteration’s commitment is normally left alone.

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180 questions in the July 2026 format: a case-study section first, then two sections of independent questions, on one 240-minute clock, with a score by domain and an explanation for every option.

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Domains, tasks, question types and format: PMI: Project Management Professional (PMP)® Examination Content Outline, July 2026 PMP Certification Exam Update · PMI: PMP certification page (exam format, domains and breaks), checked November 2026.

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