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You work as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. You would like to utilize sensitivity analysis in your project, but the management does not understand how this will be displayed. What type of chart…

The correct answer is D. Tornado diagram. Sensitivity analysis results are displayed using a Tornado diagram, which ranks risks by their relative impact on project objectives from greatest to least.

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You work as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. You would like to utilize sensitivity analysis in your project, but the management does not understand how this will be displayed. What type of chart is usually used with sensitivity analysis to show the relative affect of risks on the project?

Options

  • AIshikawa chart
  • BForce field analysis chart
  • CGERT Chart
  • DTornado diagram

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Why each option

Sensitivity analysis results are displayed using a Tornado diagram, which ranks risks by their relative impact on project objectives from greatest to least.

AIshikawa chart

An Ishikawa chart (fishbone or cause-and-effect diagram) is used to trace root causes of defects or problems, not to display the relative impact of risks from sensitivity analysis.

BForce field analysis chart

A Force Field Analysis chart evaluates driving and restraining forces for organizational change initiatives, not risk sensitivity results.

CGERT Chart

A GERT chart models probabilistic and conditional logic within project network schedules and is unrelated to displaying sensitivity analysis outputs.

DTornado diagramCorrect

A Tornado diagram is a specialized bar chart used to present sensitivity analysis results by ranking project variables from the widest range of effect at the top to the narrowest at the bottom, creating a tornado-like shape. It visually communicates which uncertain variables have the greatest potential to affect project outcomes such as cost or schedule, helping the team focus quantitative risk efforts appropriately.

Concept tested: Tornado diagram in quantitative risk sensitivity analysis

Topics

#Sensitivity analysis#Tornado diagram#Quantitative risk analysis#Risk visualization

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