CAP · Question #324
Walter is the project manager of a large construction project. He'll be working with several vendors on the project. Vendors will be providing materials and labor for several parts of the project…
The correct answer is A. Project management plan. When a new risk is identified and responses are created, the project management plan must be updated because it is the overarching document that governs how the project is managed - including the risk management plan, which is a component of it. Risk responses may require…
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Walter is the project manager of a large construction project. He'll be working with several vendors on the project. Vendors will be providing materials and labor for several parts of the project. Some of the works in the project are very dangerous so Walter has implemented safety requirements for all of the vendors and his own project team. Stakeholders for the project have added new requirements, which have caused new risks in the project. A vendor has identified a new risk that could affect the project if it comes into fruition. Walter agrees with the vendor and has updated the risk register and created potential risk responses to mitigate the risk. What should Walter also update in this scenario considering the risk event?
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- AProject management plan
- BProject contractual relationship with the vendor
- CProject communications plan
- DProject scope statement
How the community answered
(58 responses)- A83% (48)
- B5% (3)
- C10% (6)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
When a new risk is identified and responses are created, the project management plan must be updated because it is the overarching document that governs how the project is managed - including the risk management plan, which is a component of it. Risk responses may require changes to schedule, budget, scope, or resource allocations, all of which are reflected in the project management plan. While other documents like the communications plan or scope statement may be updated in specific circumstances, the risk management plan (a subsidiary of the project management plan) is the primary document that must reflect new risks and their planned responses. This follows standard PMI/PMBOK guidance on risk management outputs.
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