Using Moscow Technique for Prioritizing Changes in Project Management

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Reference - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoSCoW_method.

The Moscow technique is a prioritization technique that helps in prioritizing the requirements of a project. It stands for Must have, Should have, Could have, and Won't have. The technique is useful in identifying the priorities of different requirements in a project.

In the given scenario, the change authority has appointed a team to develop classroom-based training material. During the development, a large number of changes were proposed to the design of the e-learning course. The change authority has decided to use the Moscow technique to prioritize the changes based on their impact on completing each stage on time.

Option A is the correct answer. The Moscow technique is an appropriate application to prioritize changes based on their impact on time. In this case, the change authority wants to prioritize the changes that have the most significant impact on completing each stage on time. Using the Moscow technique, the team can identify the requirements that are necessary to meet the project deadline and prioritize those over others.

Option B is incorrect because the Moscow technique is not used to prioritize the product's quality criteria, but rather to prioritize the requirements.

Option C is incorrect because the purpose of defining scope tolerances is to support the management by exception principle, which is a different aspect of project management.

Option D is incorrect because the Moscow technique is not used to prioritize change based on the project's business justification, but rather to prioritize requirements based on their importance to the project.