CAP · Question #316
Joan is the project manager of the BTT project for her company. She has worked with her project to create risk responses for both positive and negative risk events within the project. As a result of…
The correct answer is D. Technical documentation. As an output of the Plan Risk Responses process, technical documentation must be updated alongside the assumptions log to capture how risk responses affect technical approaches and specifications.
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Joan is the project manager of the BTT project for her company. She has worked with her project to create risk responses for both positive and negative risk events within the project. As a result of this process Joan needs to update the project document updates. She has updated the assumptions log as a result of the findings and risk responses, but what other documentation will need to be updated as an output of risk response planning?
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- ALessons learned
- BScope statement
- CRisk Breakdown Structure
- DTechnical documentation
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A4% (2)
- B7% (3)
- C18% (8)
- D71% (32)
Why each option
As an output of the Plan Risk Responses process, technical documentation must be updated alongside the assumptions log to capture how risk responses affect technical approaches and specifications.
Lessons learned are captured at phase or project completion, not generated as an immediate output during the Plan Risk Responses process.
The scope statement defines the project's work boundaries and is not a standard document updated as a direct output of risk response planning unless a scope change is formally approved.
The Risk Breakdown Structure is a hierarchical tool used during risk identification and categorization, not a document updated as an output of risk response planning.
Technical documentation is a required project document update as an output of the Plan Risk Responses process because risk responses can alter technical methods, designs, or specifications used in the project. When a risk response changes how a technical task is executed, the corresponding technical records must reflect that change to keep project documentation accurate and consistent. This ensures that team members working on technical deliverables have current information aligned with the approved risk responses.
Concept tested: Plan Risk Responses process outputs - technical document updates
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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