PMI-RMP · Question #253
Jane is the project manager of the GBB project for her company. In the current project a vendor has offered the project a ten percent discount based if they will order 100 units for the project. It is
The correct answer is A. Acceptance. Jane's decision to document the vendor offer and continue the project as planned without acting on the discount is a passive acceptance risk response.
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Jane is the project manager of the GBB project for her company. In the current project a vendor has offered the project a ten percent discount based if they will order 100 units for the project. It is possible that the GBB Project may need the 100 units, but the cost of the units is not a top priority for the project. Jane documents the offer and tells the vendor that they will keep the offer in mind and continue with the project as planned. What risk response has been given in this project?
Options
- AAcceptance
- BEnhance
- CExploiting
- DSharing
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A70% (26)
- B3% (1)
- C8% (3)
- D19% (7)
Why each option
Jane's decision to document the vendor offer and continue the project as planned without acting on the discount is a passive acceptance risk response.
Acceptance as a risk response means the project team acknowledges the risk or opportunity but chooses not to change the project plan to actively address it. Jane documents the offer and continues without committing to the discount or altering her procurement approach, which is the definition of passive acceptance. No resources, budget changes, or contingency actions are triggered by this response.
Enhance is an opportunity response where the team takes deliberate action to increase the probability or impact of a positive risk, which Jane is not doing.
Exploiting means taking steps to ensure the opportunity definitely occurs, such as immediately placing the order for 100 units to lock in the discount.
Sharing involves allocating some or all of an opportunity to a third party better positioned to capture it, which is not occurring here.
Concept tested: Passive acceptance as an opportunity risk response
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