You work as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. You have declined a proposed change request because of the risk associated with the proposed change request. Where should the declined change request be documented and stored? 

Answer options:

A. Change request log
B. Project archives
C. Lessons learned
D. Project document updates

A

The change request log records the status of all change requests, approved or declined. The change request log is used as an account for change requests and as a means of tracking their disposition on a current basis. The change request log develops a measure of consistency into the change management process. It encourages common inputs into the process and is a common estimation approach for all change requests. As the log is an important component of project requirements, it should be readily available to the project team members responsible for project delivery. It should be maintained in a file with read-only access to those who are not responsible for approving or disapproving project change requests. Incorrect Answers: B: The project archive includes all project documentation and is created through the close project or phase process. It is not the best choice for this option. C: Lessons learned are not the correct place to document the status of a declined, or approved, change request. D: The project document updates is not the best choice for this question. It can be placed into the project documents, but the declined changes are part of the change request log.