PGMP · Question #312
Which of the following individual should respond to the risk with the preplanned risk response?
The correct answer is C. Risk owner. In risk management, the risk owner is the individual assigned responsibility for monitoring a risk and executing its preplanned response when triggered.
Question
Which of the following individual should respond to the risk with the preplanned risk response?
Options
- AKey stakeholder
- BProject manager
- CRisk owner
- DProject sponsor
How the community answered
(20 responses)- A5% (1)
- C90% (18)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
In risk management, the risk owner is the individual assigned responsibility for monitoring a risk and executing its preplanned response when triggered.
Key stakeholders influence the project but are not assigned operational responsibility for executing specific risk responses.
The project manager oversees the overall risk process and escalates when needed, but delegates execution of individual risk responses to designated risk owners.
The risk owner is specifically assigned during risk response planning to take ownership of a particular risk, which means they are the appropriate person to execute the preplanned response strategy when the risk event occurs. This delegation ensures accountability and timely action without requiring escalation to the project manager for every triggered risk.
The project sponsor provides strategic support and funding but does not execute tactical risk responses at the operational level.
Concept tested: Risk response ownership and accountability in risk management
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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