Risk Response Strategies (Negative) - Assignment

In Bamyan province, a construction project is scheduled during heavy rainfall season, increasing the chance of weather delays. The PM reschedules all outdoor tasks to a dry season. What risk response strategy is this?

• Avoid

• Mitigate

• Transfer

• Risk elimination strategy using time-based task displacement to remove exposure

In Herat province, the PM knows that transporting fragile equipment across rocky roads may cause damage. To reduce the chance of failure, the team uses shock-resistant packaging and an experienced driver. Which risk strategy is being used?

• Mitigate

• Transfer

• Avoid

• Probability-impact minimization using process reinforcement and expert-led handling

In Kabul, the project team faces potential financial loss from third-party service delays. They purchase insurance to cover any costs from such delays. What strategy is this?

• Transfer

• Mitigate

• Accept

• Liability reallocation model through third-party financial absorption and contract-based indemnity

In Khost province, the team identifies a minor risk that power outages may cause brief delays. The team decides to do nothing for now but will act if the issue occurs. Which response strategy is being used?

• Accept

• Mitigate

• Avoid

• Passive acknowledgment of low-priority risk with reactionary planning upon materialization

In Delhi, India, the project team identifies a political risk that could affect the entire program. Since the project manager cannot address it alone, the issue is forwarded to the program steering committee. Which risk response is appropriate?

• Escalate

• Avoid

• Transfer

• Governance-tier realignment through authority-level referral and portfolio oversight engagement

In Panjshir province, the PM is concerned about high-risk excavation work. The team outsources the activity to a contractor with a performance bond and liability agreement. What type of response is this?

• Transfer

• Mitigate

• Accept

• Risk-shifting through contractual performance obligation and external execution agreement

In Balkh province, a software development team fears a high likelihood of system downtime during deployment. The PM schedules extra testing and builds in backup infrastructure to reduce the chance of failure. Which risk response strategy is this?

• Mitigate

• Avoid

• Accept

• Impact reduction strategy through redundancy, validation, and technical buffer enhancement