GSLC · Question #75
You are the project manager of the HQQ Project for your company. You are working with your project stakeholders to discuss the risks in the project that can adversely affect the project objectives. Yo
The correct answer is C. Quality assurance programs within the company. In project risk management, causes are pre-existing conditions that may trigger risk events - quality assurance programs are a positive organizational process asset, not a causal condition for risk.
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You are the project manager of the HQQ Project for your company. You are working with your project stakeholders to discuss the risks in the project that can adversely affect the project objectives. You are discussing the possibilities of causes for an identified risk event in your project. Your stakeholder is confused on the difference between causes and risk events. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cause for a project risk?
Options
- ASchedule constraints on the project
- BLimited team members to complete the project work
- CQuality assurance programs within the company
- DWork permit requirements
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A3% (1)
- B6% (2)
- C82% (27)
- D9% (3)
Why each option
In project risk management, causes are pre-existing conditions that may trigger risk events - quality assurance programs are a positive organizational process asset, not a causal condition for risk.
Schedule constraints are pre-existing project conditions that can directly cause risk events such as missed deadlines or compressed testing windows.
Limited team members is a known resource constraint that can cause risk events related to insufficient capacity, skill gaps, or overallocation.
Quality assurance programs are established organizational process assets designed to monitor and control project quality, functioning as a preventive mechanism rather than a source condition that gives rise to risk events. A cause must be a known fact or constraint - such as resource limitations or regulatory requirements - that creates the possibility of a negative risk event occurring, which a QA program does not represent.
Work permit requirements are legal or regulatory conditions that can cause risk events if permits are denied or delayed, directly threatening project access or timeline.
Concept tested: Risk cause vs. risk event distinction in PMBOK
Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/risk-identification-life-cycle-tools-7784
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