PMI-RMP · Question #12
You are working with your project stakeholders to identify risks within the JKP Project. You want to use an approach to engage the stakeholders to increase the breadth of the identified risks by…
The correct answer is B. SWOT analysis. SWOT analysis examines internal Strengths and Weaknesses alongside external Opportunities and Threats, making it the best tool for broadening risk identification to include internally generated risks.
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You are working with your project stakeholders to identify risks within the JKP Project. You want to use an approach to engage the stakeholders to increase the breadth of the identified risks by including internally generated risk. Which risk identification approach is most suited for this goal?
Options
- ADelphi Technique
- BSWOT analysis
- CAssumptions analysis
- DBrainstorming
How the community answered
(36 responses)- A6% (2)
- B78% (28)
- C3% (1)
- D14% (5)
Why each option
SWOT analysis examines internal Strengths and Weaknesses alongside external Opportunities and Threats, making it the best tool for broadening risk identification to include internally generated risks.
The Delphi Technique is an anonymous consensus-building method among experts and does not specifically differentiate between internally and externally generated risks.
SWOT analysis deliberately examines internal factors - Strengths and Weaknesses - as well as external factors - Opportunities and Threats. Because it explicitly addresses internal sources, it increases the breadth of identified risks by surfacing risks that originate from within the organization or project. No other listed technique systematically focuses on internally generated risk alongside external risk.
Assumptions analysis examines the validity of project assumptions, which may surface risks but is not structured to categorize or broaden coverage of internally generated risks.
Brainstorming generates a broad list of risks but lacks the structured internal-versus-external framework that ensures internally generated risks are explicitly included.
Concept tested: SWOT analysis for internal risk identification
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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