A project team is analyzing the risk register and identifies several issues that may be related to potential instability of the accounting system. Which of the following should be addressed so risk…

The correct answer is A. Replace the accounting system. When multiple risks in the register all trace back to a single unstable system, addressing the root cause - the accounting system itself - eliminates or significantly reduces all of those risks at once, making every individual risk response more effective. The team has already…

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A project team is analyzing the risk register and identifies several issues that may be related to potential instability of the accounting system. Which of the following should be addressed so risk responses will be more effective?

Options

AReplace the accounting system.
BNotify the system engineer.
CUpdate the risk register.
DDetermine the root cause.

How the community answered

(59 responses)

A
71% (42)
B
3% (2)
C
17% (10)
D
8% (5)

Explanation

When multiple risks in the register all trace back to a single unstable system, addressing the root cause - the accounting system itself - eliminates or significantly reduces all of those risks at once, making every individual risk response more effective. The team has already identified the probable root cause (accounting system instability), so the actionable response is to replace or remediate that system. Simply updating the risk register (C) or notifying the system engineer (B) does not resolve the underlying instability. Determining the root cause (D) would be appropriate if the cause were still unknown, but the analysis has already surfaced the accounting system as the common factor, pointing directly to replacing it as the corrective action.

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