WorksheetsRMP - 5. RISK RESPONSE
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
A subcontractor working on a project may cause delays in the construction schedule. The project manager records this risk in the risk register and issues a change request. The project sponsor rejects the change request. What should the project manager have done differently?
a)
Performed an analysis to affirm the request is valid before submitting.
b)
Executed the risk strategy response and recorded it in the risk register.
c)
Contacted the other stakeholders so they know the request is in process.
d)
Informed the client and the project sponsor that the request is being submitted.
2.
You identified a risk in your project that is difficult for you to manage, therefore, you give the responsibility to manage this risk to an outside source. What kind of risk response strategy is this?
a)
Accept.
b)
Exploit.
c)
Avoid.
d)
D. Transfer.
3.
A project lost 10 productive days due to bad weather. In order to make up for the lost time, the project management team calls for an emergency meeting and decides to apply fast-tracking as a schedule compression technique. This is an example of:
a)
Workaround.
b)
Risk escalation.
c)
Risk mitigation.
d)
Risk avoidance.
4.
A project team is working on a risk response strategy by evaluating every risk and coming up with suitable response strategies. However, one particular risk with a negative impact cannot be avoided or mitigated. Furthermore, there is no way to transfer risk by outsourcing or buying insurance. What is the best the team can do about the risk?
a)
Accept the risk.
b)
Share the risk by allocating ownership to a third party.
c)
Revisit the risk Response Strategy.
d)
Treat it as a secondary risk and update it in the Risk Register.
5.
A risk manager notices that a risk owner is facing challenges implementing their response strategy and the costs are significantly exceeding expectations. What is the first thing the risk manager should do?
a)
Change the risk response strategy.
b)
Conduct a cost-benefit analysis.
c)
Highlight this situation to the project manager.
d)
Analyze the situation and meet with the risk owner.
6.
John is the project manager of the ABC Project. He and the project team have identified a risk event in the project with a high probability of occurrence, and the risk event has a high-cost impact on the project. John discusses the risk event with Sara, the primary project customer, and she decides that the requirement surrounding the risk event should be removed from the project. The removal of the requirements does affect the project scope, but it can release the project from the high-risk exposure. What risk response has been enacted in this project?
a)
Mitigation.
b)
Transference.
c)
Avoidance.
d)
Acceptance.
7.
You are a risk manager for a big construction project. You and the project team successfully identified and analyzed risks. As a part of the risk response process, what is the purpose of mitigating negative risks?
a)
To reduce the probability of risk occurrence, and reduce the impact.
b)
To increase the probability of a risk occurrence, and reduce the impact.
c)
Transfer the probability of a risk occurrence to a third party, and reduce the impact.
d)
To accept the probability of a risk occurrence and reduce the impact.
8.
What is the primary advantage of group risks by common causes during qualitative risk analysis?
a)
It saves time by collecting the related resources, such as project team members, to analyze the risk events.
b)
It can lead to developing effective risk responses.
c)
It can lead to the creation of risk categories unique to each project.
d)
It helps the project team realize the areas of the project most laden with risks.
9.
You are a project manager working on a strict deadline. You find a work package on the critical path which is highly complex and could delay the final delivery of your product. After consulting your customer, you decide to drop this work package from the project. Which risk response strategies do you use in this case?
a)
Mitigate.
b)
Sharing.
c)
Avoid.
d)
Transfer.
10.
You have identified a risk that may cause safety concerns for the workers completing the task. You've decided to hire a subcontractor to complete this work because the risk is too great to accept internally. Which risk response if this?
a)
Avoid.
b)
Mitigate.
c)
Transfer.
d)
Accept.
11.
A team member has identified a risk and the project manager decides to take no action. This is an example of:
a)
Risk avoidance.
b)
Risk mitigation.
c)
Risk acceptance.
d)
Risk exploitation.
12.
Company A sells a new machine to company B. During the risk assessment, the stakeholders of company A don't want the risk of transporting the machine from their facility. Instead, they want company B to take responsibility and liability once the machine leaves company A's facility. What strategy is company A using to deal with this risk?
a)
Avoid.
b)
Mitigate.
c)
Transfer.
d)
Accept.
13.
A project manager wants to work on understanding the project risks. The project manager works with the integrated project team to develop the risk handling strategies for the identified risks. How should the project manager work with these risk-handling strategies?
a)
Ensure the strategies are approved by the stakeholders.
b)
Implement the strategies after completing the risk analysis.
c)
Review and revise the strategies periodically.
d)
Implement the strategies immediately.
14.
You are the project manager of a large project. During the implementation phase, you sign a contract to rent an additional server from a local company because of the possibility that the main server may fail due to constant, local-area electrical outages. As a project manager, what strategy are you using?
a)
Avoid.
b)
Transfer.
c)
Escalate.
d)
Mitigate.
15.
A project manager has determined that an activity is too complex to complete internally, so they hire a licensed contractor to complete the work. What is the project manager performing in this situation?
a)
Risk transfer.
b)
Risk avoidance.
c)
Risk mitigation.
d)
Risk acceptance.
16.
You are a project manager who is in charge of an important project for your company. Within the project, you and the project team have identified a risk event that could have financial impact on the project of $450,000. This risk has a 70 percent chance of occurring in the project. The project identifies a solution that will reduce the probability of the risk event to ten percent, but it will cost $260,000 to implement. Management agrees with the solution and asks that you include the risk response in the project plan. What risk response is this?
a)
This is transference because of the $260,00 cost of the solution.
b)
This is avoidance because the risk response caused the project plan to be changed.
c)
This is mitigation because the response reduces the probability.
d)
This is not a risk response, but a change request.
17.
Henry is the project manager of the KHG Project for his company. The project team reported that they have found a way to complete the project work for less cost than what was originally planned. The project presents a new software that will help to automate the project work. While the software and the associated training costs $25,000, it will save the project nearly $65,000 in total costs. Henry agrees to the software and changes the project management plan accordingly. What type of risk has been used in this instance?
a)
Exploiting.
b)
Accepting.
c)
Enhancing.
d)
Avoidance.
18.
John is the project manager of ABC Project for his organization. He has been asked to create a proposal for a construction project for a client. John realizes that there are several requirements within the SOW and RFP provided by the client that would eliminate his company from bidding on the construction project. John proposed to management that his organization create a partnership with a competitor so that together they could bid on the construction project and qualify for the customer's requirements. What risk response is John proposing to management?
a)
Sharing.
b)
Exploiting.
c)
Transference.
d)
Avoiding.
19.
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?
a)
Make sure the project work is better understood.
b)
Document the new risks and continue the Plan Risk Responses process.
c)
Spend more time making sure the risk responses are clearly defined.
d)
Get more people involved in the Identify Risks process since risks have been missed.
20.
You are working with your team members on the risk responses in the project. Which risk response will likely cause a project to use the procurement processes?
a)
Mitigation.
b)
Exploiting.
c)
Sharing.
d)
Acceptance.
21.
During a project review meeting, stakeholders are making decisions on how to respond to known and new risks encountered during project execution. Which three artifacts should the stakeholders review? (Choose three).
a)
Basis of estimates.
b)
Risk-adjusted backlog.
c)
Assumption log.
d)
Risk register.
e)
Change log.
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