PMI-RMP · Question #225
You work as a project manager for TechSoft Inc. You are preparing to plan risk responses for your project with your project team. How many risk responses are available for a positive risk event in…
The correct answer is B. Four. PMI defines exactly four risk response strategies for positive risks (opportunities): Exploit, Share, Enhance, and Accept.
Question
You work as a project manager for TechSoft Inc. You are preparing to plan risk responses for your project with your project team. How many risk responses are available for a positive risk event in the project?
Options
- AThree
- BFour
- CSeven
- DOne
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A6% (2)
- B91% (30)
- C3% (1)
Why each option
PMI defines exactly four risk response strategies for positive risks (opportunities): Exploit, Share, Enhance, and Accept.
Three is incorrect; PMI explicitly lists four positive risk response strategies in the PMBOK Guide, not three.
The PMBOK Guide identifies four distinct strategies for responding to positive risk events: Exploit (eliminate uncertainty to ensure the opportunity is realized), Share (transfer ownership to a third party best positioned to capture it), Enhance (increase the probability or positive impact), and Accept (be willing to take advantage if it occurs without actively pursuing it). These four strategies mirror the structure of negative risk responses.
Seven is not a defined count for positive risk responses; there are four responses for positive risks and four for negative risks, and they are not combined into a single list of seven.
One is incorrect; PMI provides four separate and distinct strategies for managing opportunities, each with a different level of engagement.
Concept tested: Four positive risk response strategies for opportunities
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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