Task 2 Implement Risk Response PMI-RMP Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   A project has a contingency plan to switch to a manual process if the automated system fails. The automated system fails, and the team switches to the manual process. After a week, the project manager finds that the manual process is causing a new risk: data entry errors are increasing. What should the project manager do?

   • ARevert to the automated system immediately, even though it failed, to avoid the data entry errors.
   • BEvaluate the data entry error risk as a secondary risk and implement additional controls, such as double-checking entries.
   • CUpdate the risk register to close the original system failure risk and document the data entry errors as a new risk.
   • DAccept the data entry errors as a necessary trade-off of the manual process.
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2. 17application · medium

   A project has a contingency plan to activate a disaster recovery site if the primary site is unavailable for more than 4 hours. The primary site has been unavailable for 5 hours. The project manager activates the disaster recovery site. After activation, the project manager evaluates the residual risk and finds that the disaster recovery site has a 10% chance of failing. The acceptable threshold for this risk is 15%. What should the project manager do?

   • AImplement an additional response to reduce the residual risk to 0%.
   • BUpdate the risk register to close the original risk because the contingency plan has been activated.
   • CIncrease the acceptable threshold to 20% to provide a buffer for the residual risk.
   • DAccept the residual risk because it is within the acceptable threshold.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   A risk response plan specifies that a mitigation action must be completed by a certain date. The response owner has not started the action, and the due date is approaching. What should the project manager do first?

   • AWait until the due date passes to see if the risk materializes
   • BRemove the risk from the risk register because the response is not being implemented
   • CImmediately escalate the issue to the project sponsor
   • DContact the response owner to understand the delay and facilitate completion of the action
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5. 19foundation · easy

   After implementing a risk response, the project manager identifies a secondary risk that could have a significant impact. What should the project manager do?

   • AIgnore the secondary risk because it was not in the original risk plan
   • BUpdate the risk register and develop a response for the secondary risk
   • CClose the original risk since the response was implemented
   • DEscalate the secondary risk to the sponsor immediately
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6. 20expert · hard

   A project team implements a risk response to mitigate the risk of a key supplier going out of business by signing a contract with a second supplier. After the contract is signed, the project manager discovers that the second supplier is located in a country with political instability. What should the project manager do?

   • ACancel the contract with the second supplier and rely solely on the original supplier.
   • BUpdate the risk register to close the original supplier risk and document the political instability as a new risk.
   • CAccept the political instability risk because the second supplier was the best available option.
   • DAssess the political instability as a secondary risk and determine if an additional response is needed, such as a third supplier or increased inventory.
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