When does risk monitoring and control occur?

Question

Options

• AAt project initiation
• BDuring work performance analysis
• CThroughout the life of the project
• DAt project milestones

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  17% (6)
• C
  71% (25)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

Risk monitoring and control is a continuous process that spans the entire project lifecycle - from initiation through closure - because new risks can emerge at any point, and existing risks change in probability or impact as the project evolves.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Project initiation): Risk identification begins at initiation, but monitoring and control can't end there - you'd be blind to risks that arise mid-project.
• B (Work performance analysis): This is one input used during risk monitoring, not the timeframe that defines when monitoring occurs.
• D (Project milestones): Checking risk only at milestones leaves long gaps of unmonitored exposure; risks don't wait for scheduled checkpoints.

Memory tip: Think of risk monitoring like a smoke detector - it doesn't run only when you first install it or only during inspections. It runs constantly, because a fire can start at any time.

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