CGRC · Question #173
Your project has several risks that may cause serious financial impact should they happen. You have studied the risk events and made some potential risk responses for the risk events but management wa
The correct answer is D. Contingency reserve. Creating a chart that identifies risk probability and financial impact for each risk event is a key component of quantitative risk analysis, primarily conducted to establish a robust contingency reserve.
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Your project has several risks that may cause serious financial impact should they happen. You have studied the risk events and made some potential risk responses for the risk events but management wants you to do more. They'd like for you to create some type of a chart that identified the risk probability and impact with a financial amount for each risk event. What is the likely outcome of creating this type of chart? Response:
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- ARisk response plan
- BQuantitative analysis
- CRisk response
- DContingency reserve
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(38 responses)- A5% (2)
- B3% (1)
- C13% (5)
- D79% (30)
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Creating a chart that identifies risk probability and financial impact for each risk event is a key component of quantitative risk analysis, primarily conducted to establish a robust contingency reserve.
A risk response plan outlines actions to address risks, but it is not the direct outcome of financially quantifying individual risk events.
Quantitative analysis is the *process* of creating such a chart and deriving financial insights, not the final *outcome* of what management intends to achieve with that financial information.
Risk response refers to the strategy chosen for a risk (e.g., mitigate, accept), which is separate from the financial quantification and subsequent reserve calculation.
Quantifying risk probability and financial impact allows for a monetary valuation of potential risks, directly informing the amount of funds that should be set aside as a contingency reserve. This reserve is crucial for covering unforeseen costs if specific risks with financial consequences materialize during the project.
Concept tested: Quantitative risk analysis outcome - Contingency reserve
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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