PMI-RMP · Question #133
As a part of monitoring and controlling the project, the project manager should update the risk register. The project manager should update the risk register with information on risk reassessment…
The correct answer is D. Actual outcomes of the project's risks and of the risk responses. During Control Risks, the risk register must be updated with the actual outcomes of risks that occurred and the actual effectiveness of the risk responses that were executed.
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As a part of monitoring and controlling the project, the project manager should update the risk register. The project manager should update the risk register with information on risk reassessment, risk audits, and periodic risk reviews. What other information should the project manager update the risk register with?
Options
- AActual costs and schedule delays of risk events.
- BActual outcomes of risk management duties by the project team.
- CActual cost of risk events.
- DActual outcomes of the project's risks and of the risk responses.
How the community answered
(67 responses)- A3% (2)
- B3% (2)
- C7% (5)
- D87% (58)
Why each option
During Control Risks, the risk register must be updated with the actual outcomes of risks that occurred and the actual effectiveness of the risk responses that were executed.
Actual costs and schedule delays are general project performance metrics tracked in the project management plan and performance reports - the risk register captures risk-specific outcomes, not broad schedule or cost variances.
Assessing how well the team performed their risk management duties is the purpose of a risk audit, not a standard risk register update entry.
Capturing only the actual cost of risk events is too narrow - PMBOK requires capturing outcomes of the risks themselves and the outcomes of the planned responses, not just financial impacts.
PMBOK specifies that Control Risks updates the risk register with actual outcomes of risks and the actual outcomes of risk responses, enabling the project team to close out risks, document lessons learned, and provide future projects with empirical data on risk response effectiveness.
Concept tested: Control Risks risk register updates
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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