CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) Practice Exam

How does a project manager prevent scope creep?

1. By ensuring that only the project work defined in the scope management plan is being completed

2. By increasing the project budget

3. By extending the project schedule

4. By adding more team members

The correct answer is: By ensuring that only the project work defined in the scope management plan is being completed

A project manager prevents scope creep by ensuring that only the project work defined in the scope management plan is being completed. This is the correct answer because scope creep refers to uncontrolled changes or continuous growth in a project's scope beyond its original objectives. By strictly adhering to the scope management plan and implementing change control procedures to evaluate and approve any changes to the project scope, the project manager can effectively prevent scope creep. Options B, C, and D are not correct because they do not directly address the root cause of scope creep. Increasing the project budget, extending the project schedule, or adding more team members may temporarily address the consequences of scope creep or provide short-term solutions, but they do not effectively prevent scope creep from occurring in the first place.