Which of the following risk management processes uses brainstorming as a technique?

Question

Options

• AIdentify Risks
• BMonitor and Control Risks
• CPlan Risk Management
• DPlan Risk Responses

• A
  79% (37)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  6% (3)
• D
  13% (6)

Explanation

Identify Risks (A) is correct because it is the process where the project team actively discovers and documents potential risks - and brainstorming is one of its primary information-gathering techniques, explicitly listed in the PMBOK Guide as a tool for this process.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Monitor and Control Risks) focuses on tracking identified risks, evaluating risk responses, and watching for new risks using tools like risk audits and variance analysis - not creative ideation techniques like brainstorming.
• C (Plan Risk Management) defines how risk activities will be conducted (roles, budget, methodology) - it's about structuring the approach, not discovering risks.
• D (Plan Risk Responses) develops strategies to address already-identified risks (avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept) - the risks are known at this point, so discovery techniques aren't used.

Memory tip: Think of "Identify" as the detective phase - you need creative, generative techniques like brainstorming, Delphi, and interviews to find what could go wrong. All other risk processes assume the risks are already on the list.

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