Which one is NOT one of the 5 common risk areas mitigated by Agile?

The correct answer is D. Stakeholder apathy. The five common risk areas that Agile methods are recognized to mitigate are: (1) Intrinsic schedule flaw, (2) Specification breakdown, (3) Scope creep, (4) Personnel loss, and (5) Productivity variation. Stakeholder apathy is not part of this canonical list. While disengaged…

Submitted by layla.eg· Apr 18, 2026Adaptive Planning

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AIntrinsic schedule flaw
BSpecification breakdown
CScope creep
DStakeholder apathy
EPersonnel loss
FProductivity variation

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B
8% (2)
D
85% (22)
E
4% (1)
F
4% (1)

Explanation

The five common risk areas that Agile methods are recognized to mitigate are: (1) Intrinsic schedule flaw, (2) Specification breakdown, (3) Scope creep, (4) Personnel loss, and (5) Productivity variation. Stakeholder apathy is not part of this canonical list. While disengaged stakeholders are a real challenge on Agile projects, it is not categorized as one of the five standard risk areas that Agile's iterative, collaborative nature directly addresses.

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