Diane is the project manager of the HGF Project. A risk that has been identified and analyzed in the project planning processes is now coming into fruition. What individual should respond to the risk

Question

Options

• AProject sponsor
• BRisk owner
• CDiane
• DSubject matter expert

• B
  92% (24)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Option B is correct because the risk owner is the person explicitly assigned responsibility for monitoring a specific risk and executing the preplanned risk response when that risk occurs. This role is established during risk planning so there is no ambiguity when the risk materializes.

• A (Project Sponsor) is wrong because sponsors provide funding and high-level support - they are not responsible for executing tactical risk responses.
• C (Diane/Project Manager) is a tempting choice, but the PM's role is to ensure responses are executed, not necessarily to execute them personally; the risk owner holds that accountability.
• D (Subject Matter Expert) may contribute knowledge during risk analysis, but SMEs are not assigned ownership of risk responses unless also designated as the risk owner.

Memory tip: Think "risk owner = risk responder." Just as a task owner executes a task, the risk owner executes the response - ownership implies action. If you see a risk "coming into fruition," the person who owns it on paper is the one who acts on it.

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