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PK0-004 · Question #224

During the testing phase, a team member has informed the project manager that the test environment was set with inadequate client information, putting the project in jeopardy. Which of the following…

The correct answer is D. Revisit the contingency plan and provide corrective actions. When a risk event has already materialized and is actively threatening the project, the PM should activate the contingency plan - not the risk management plan - to guide the corrective response.

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Question

During the testing phase, a team member has informed the project manager that the test environment was set with inadequate client information, putting the project in jeopardy. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?

Options

  • AAsk the team member to move to a different test environment.
  • BAsk the team member to refrain from testing the scenarios.
  • CRevisit the risk management plan and provide corrective actions.
  • DRevisit the contingency plan and provide corrective actions.

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    83% (20)

Why each option

When a risk event has already materialized and is actively threatening the project, the PM should activate the contingency plan - not the risk management plan - to guide the corrective response.

AAsk the team member to move to a different test environment.

Moving to a different test environment is an unauthorized workaround that bypasses formal project governance and does not address whether such an environment exists or is feasible.

BAsk the team member to refrain from testing the scenarios.

Refraining from testing halts project progress without resolving the root cause or following any documented risk response process.

CRevisit the risk management plan and provide corrective actions.

The risk management plan is used to identify, analyze, and plan responses to potential future risks; once a risk has materialized into an actual issue, the contingency plan is the appropriate document to activate, not the risk management plan.

DRevisit the contingency plan and provide corrective actions.Correct

A contingency plan is a pre-defined set of actions specifically designed to execute when a risk event occurs. Because the inadequate client information is an active issue already jeopardizing the project, the contingency plan is the correct document to revisit and activate, as it contains the pre-approved corrective actions for exactly this type of scenario.

Concept tested: Activating contingency plans when a risk event occurs

Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/risk-management-processes-planning-executing-8586

Topics

#contingency plan#risk management#corrective actions#testing phase

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