PMI-RMP · Question #1141
What are common examples used to communicate risk probability and impact?
The correct answer is B. Monitor Risks process, multi-dimensional risk assessment, control chart, and Monte Carlo. Multi-dimensional risk assessment, control charts, and Monte Carlo simulation are standard tools within the Monitor Risks process used to communicate risk probability and impact to stakeholders.
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- ARisk checklist, risk assessment, regression analysis, and assumption and constraint analysis.
- BMonitor Risks process, multi-dimensional risk assessment, control chart, and Monte Carlo
- CProbability distributions, sensitivity analysis, modeling and simulation, and probability and impact
- DMonitor Risks process, assumption and constraint analysis, modeling and simulation, and risk
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(26 responses)- A4% (1)
- B88% (23)
- D8% (2)
Why each option
Multi-dimensional risk assessment, control charts, and Monte Carlo simulation are standard tools within the Monitor Risks process used to communicate risk probability and impact to stakeholders.
Risk checklists and assumption and constraint analysis are risk identification techniques, not primary tools for communicating probability and impact; regression analysis is a statistical method not typically listed as a core risk communication tool in PMI standards.
The Monitor Risks process employs multi-dimensional risk assessments such as bubble charts that plot probability against impact and a third variable, control charts that track risk metrics against thresholds over time, and Monte Carlo simulation that generates probability distributions of outcomes to communicate the likelihood and consequences of risks. These tools together provide both visual and quantitative communication of probability and impact throughout the project lifecycle.
While probability distributions and sensitivity analysis are valid quantitative analytical tools, this option describes analytical methods rather than the communication-oriented toolset highlighted within the Monitor Risks process.
Assumption and constraint analysis is an identification technique, and this combination does not accurately represent the standard set of tools used to communicate probability and impact within the Monitor Risks process.
Concept tested: Monitor Risks process tools for communicating probability and impact
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/practice-guides/risk
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