Which of the following is a strategy for positive risks?

Question

Options

• AAvoid
• BTransfer
• CAccept
• DMitigate

• A
  16% (8)
• B
  8% (4)
• C
  72% (36)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Accept is the only strategy listed that applies to positive risks (opportunities) in project management. The PMBOK framework defines four responses to opportunities: Exploit, Share, Enhance, and Accept - accepting means acknowledging the opportunity and letting it play out without active pursuit.

Avoid (A) is a threat response - you eliminate a negative risk or protect the project from it. Transfer (B) is also a threat response - you shift the financial burden of a negative risk to a third party (e.g., insurance). Mitigate (D) reduces the probability or impact of a threat, not an opportunity.

Memory tip: Use the acronym ESEA for positive risks (Exploit, Share, Enhance, Accept) vs. ATMA for negative risks (Avoid, Transfer, Mitigate, Accept). Notice Accept appears in both lists - it's the bridge strategy that works for either type, making it the one correct answer here.

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