Change request
Project Management Professional glossary · Project Management Professional
Definition
A formal proposal to modify a document, deliverable, or baseline. Categories: corrective action, preventive action, defect repair, and updates.
Change request in plain English
Think of building a house from a nested checklist: rooms break into walls, walls into tasks, and every child line has to add up to the parent — miss a line and something never gets built, add a random deck and you've snuck in unpaid work. Change request is how PMP keeps that checklist honest. Hold onto this precise job description: A formal proposal to modify a document, deliverable, or baseline. Categories: corrective action, preventive action, defect repair, and updates. On a stem, name whether Change request is about timing, ownership, measurement, or delivery style — then eliminate the answer that borrows a cousin concept from the wrong phase.
Practice Change request
Related Project Management Professional terms
Project Management Professional practice questions · Project Management Professional flashcards · Project Management Professional study guide