Change-control

Both can approve changes, but their scope and triggers are different. Here’s the clean way to separate them in exam questions.

Understand who can approve changes in different contexts — PM, Sponsor, Product Owner, CCB, or Governance Board.

PMP change questions are mostly about one thing: Who is allowed to approve? Here is the fast table to memorize.

PMP tries to trick you by mixing these two. Configuration keeps product consistent. Change control protects the baseline. This separation solves many exam traps.

99% of PMP change questions boil down to one sentence: who is allowed to approve this change?