PMI-RMP · Question #294
A project manager is creating a risk response plan. However, every time a risk response is suggested, another risk is identified that is caused by the response. Which of the following is the BEST thin
The correct answer is A. Document the new risks and continue the Plan Risk Responses process.. Risks created as a direct result of implementing a risk response are called secondary risks, and they must be documented in the risk register and addressed within the same Plan Risk Responses process.
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A project manager is creating a risk response plan. However, every time a risk response is suggested, another risk is identified that is caused by the response. Which of the following is the BEST thing for the project manager to do?
Options
- ADocument the new risks and continue the Plan Risk Responses process.
- BMake sure the project work is better understood.
- CSpend more time making sure the risk responses are clearly defined.
- DGet more people involved in the Identify Risks process since risks have been missed.
How the community answered
(56 responses)- A75% (42)
- B7% (4)
- C14% (8)
- D4% (2)
Why each option
Risks created as a direct result of implementing a risk response are called secondary risks, and they must be documented in the risk register and addressed within the same Plan Risk Responses process.
When a risk response generates a new risk, the newly identified risk is called a secondary risk. The correct approach is to document these secondary risks in the risk register and continue iterating through the Plan Risk Responses process until all risks, including secondary ones, have been addressed. This is a normal and expected part of the risk response planning cycle.
Better understanding project work is related to risk identification, not to handling secondary risks that emerge during risk response planning.
More clearly defining risk responses does not resolve the issue of secondary risks; secondary risks are an inherent byproduct of responses and must be documented separately.
Secondary risks are not missed risks from identification - they are newly created risks arising from planned responses, so returning to the Identify Risks process is not the appropriate action.
Concept tested: Secondary risks in Plan Risk Responses
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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