PMP · Question #1255
A project manager is managing the opening of a new office overseas. At the beginning of the project, possible delays due to legal permits are raised by one stakeholder. Subject matter experts (SMEs)…
The correct answer is C. Risk register. After the CCB agrees to assign more time for legal permits due to a potential delay, the project manager should first update the risk register to reflect this reassessment and the agreed-upon risk response. This formalizes the change to risk management.
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Options
- ASchedule baseline
- BScope baseline
- CRisk register
- DCost baseline
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A17% (5)
- B3% (1)
- C72% (21)
- D7% (2)
Why each option
After the CCB agrees to assign more time for legal permits due to a potential delay, the project manager should first update the risk register to reflect this reassessment and the agreed-upon risk response. This formalizes the change to risk management.
The schedule baseline will likely need an update to reflect the "more time" allocated, but this update is a consequence of the agreed-upon risk response documented in the risk register.
The scope baseline defines what work is to be done; assigning more time for a permit doesn't necessarily change the project scope itself, but rather the schedule for a scope item.
Initially, "possible delays due to legal permits" was identified as a concern or potential risk. When SMEs reassess this and suggest allocating more time, and the CCB agrees, it means a risk response has been chosen and approved. The risk register is the primary document to capture information about identified risks, their analysis, and planned responses. Updating it first ensures that the risk status, the agreed-upon mitigation strategy (assigning more time), and any associated impacts are properly documented and tracked as per the risk management plan.
The cost baseline might need adjustment if assigning more time impacts costs, but similar to the schedule baseline, this is a secondary effect of the risk response, not the primary document for the risk itself.
Concept tested: Risk register updates and change management
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok/risk-management
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Samuel O.Jun 30, 2026C is correct. The stakeholder raised a potential delay, which is a risk, and the SMEs recommended a response strategy, so you document that in the risk register before touching any baselines. In my experience managing facility rollouts, permit issues are classic risks that need to be captured formally so the mitigation plan is visible to everyone, not just buried in a schedule update.
Fatima Z.Jul 3, 2026C is the move, and I lock in the answer with CPR: Capture in the risk register first, Propose the response strategy, then Revise the baseline if needed, because touching the schedule before documenting the risk is like writing the prescription before you diagnose the patient.
Toby R.Jul 5, 2026Picked A first too since the CCB approved more time for the permit. Re-read the stem though, the SMEs reassessed the concern and the real trigger here is identifying a potential delay, which is a risk being documented. The schedule baseline update comes after you capture the risk and its response in the risk register. Got C on my exam last month and this exact reasoning is why.
Yuki V.Jul 5, 2026Confirmed C on my exam last month. The trick here is that the permit delay is still a potential issue that has not happened yet, so it belongs in the risk register as an updated risk with its associated response of adding schedule buffer. A is the tempting distractor because the CCB agreed to assign more time, but you do not jump straight to updating the schedule baseline without first documenting the risk and its planned response. The memory hook that got me through is simply risk first, baseline second, meaning you always record the concern before changing the formal plans.
Olusegun A.Jul 5, 2026C is correct because the concern about permit delays is a risk, and SMEs assessing it means it is an identified risk requiring documentation in the risk register. A is the tempting trap here since the CCB approved more time, but the schedule baseline change is a downstream effect after the risk itself is captured. The CCB agreement on additional time likely came from a schedule reserve analysis tied to that risk entry, so the register has to reflect the updated assessment first. You document the risk and its response before you touch the baselines.
Fatima Z.Jul 5, 2026Leaned A, but CCB agreeing to act on a risk means update C first.