You are a project manager working on a software development project. You've developed the risk management plan, identified risks, and determined risk responses for the risks. One of the risks you…

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• AResidual risk
• BMitigated risk
• CSecondary risk
• DTrigger risk

• A
  8% (4)
• B
  14% (7)
• C
  73% (36)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Secondary risk (C) is a new risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response. In this scenario, you responded to the first risk, and that response itself caused a new risk to emerge - that's the defining characteristic of a secondary risk.

Why the others are wrong:

• A (Residual risk): A residual risk is the remaining risk left over after a response has been applied - not a new risk created by the response itself.
• B (Mitigated risk): "Mitigated risk" isn't a standard PMI risk category; mitigation is a response strategy, not a risk type.
• D (Trigger risk): A trigger (or risk trigger) is a warning sign or condition that indicates a risk is about to occur - it's a signal, not the resulting risk.

Memory tip: Think of secondary risks as "side effects" - just like a medication can cure one problem but cause a side effect, a risk response can solve one risk but create a secondary one. Primary response → Secondary risk.

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