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CAP · Question #122

The Identify Risk process determines the risks that affect the project and document their characteristics. Why should the project team members be involved in the Identify Risk process?

The correct answer is C. They are the individuals that will need a sense of ownership and responsibility for the risk e. Project team members are involved in the Identify Risks process primarily to foster a sense of ownership and responsibility for the risk events identified.

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Question

The Identify Risk process determines the risks that affect the project and document their characteristics. Why should the project team members be involved in the Identify Risk process?

Options

  • AThey are the individuals that will have the best responses for identified risks events within the
  • BThey are the individuals that are most affected by the risk events.
  • CThey are the individuals that will need a sense of ownership and responsibility for the risk e
  • DThey are the individuals that will most likely cause and respond to the risk events.

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    86% (32)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Project team members are involved in the Identify Risks process primarily to foster a sense of ownership and responsibility for the risk events identified.

AThey are the individuals that will have the best responses for identified risks events within the

Developing risk responses is the purpose of the Plan Risk Responses process, not the Identify Risks process.

BThey are the individuals that are most affected by the risk events.

Being affected by risk events describes stakeholders broadly and is not the primary rationale for involving the project team specifically in risk identification.

CThey are the individuals that will need a sense of ownership and responsibility for the risk eCorrect

Engaging project team members in risk identification creates personal ownership and accountability for those risks throughout the project lifecycle. When team members help identify risks, they are more motivated to monitor, report, and respond to those risks proactively. This sense of ownership is a key reason PMBOK emphasizes broad participation in the Identify Risks process.

DThey are the individuals that will most likely cause and respond to the risk events.

Team members do not necessarily cause risk events; this option conflates risk ownership with risk causation.

Concept tested: Rationale for team participation in Identify Risks process

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok

Topics

#Risk Identification#Project Team Involvement#Risk Management Principles#Accountability

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