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CompTIA Project+ PK0-005 · Domain 1: Project management concepts

Types of change: scope creep, gold plating, timeline, budget, resource, requirements and emergency changes

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Last reviewed September 30, 2026 · Leer en español

Not all changes look the same, and the Project+ exam expects you to recognize the common types and how each should be handled. The idea behind all of them is the same: any change to what the project delivers, when it delivers or what it costs should pass through change control so the trade-offs are visible. What differs is where the change comes from, how urgent it is and which constraint it hits first.

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