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5 Risk Planning and Responses Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 5 Risk Planning and Responses, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

A high probability-and-impact rating guarantees that a risk will occur.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Written response
1 point

What is the risk-management term for an observable condition indicating that a risk is becoming more likely or that a contingency should be activated?

03
Fill in the blank
1 point

If an uncertain risk occurs, it becomes an .

04
Choose one
1 point

A component from a single supplier is needed for integration, but its delivery date is unconfirmed. Which statement best describes this risk in cause–event–effect form?

  1. A

    The component is late, so integration has a problem.

  2. B

    Because the supplier has not confirmed the delivery date, the component may arrive after integration begins, delaying the milestone.

  3. C

    The supplier is unreliable and the milestone is at risk.

  4. D

    Integration may be delayed, so the team should contact the supplier.

05
Choose one
1 point

A project team cross-trains a backup specialist to reduce the impact if the primary specialist is unavailable. Which threat response is the team using?

  1. A

    Avoid

  2. B

    Transfer

  3. C

    Mitigate

  4. D

    Accept

06
Choose all
1 point

A team is setting up a risk register. Select all entries that would help it identify and manage individual risks.

  1. A

    A unique identifier for the risk

  2. B

    The project objective affected

  3. C

    A guarantee that the risk will occur

  4. D

    The risk's probability and impact

  5. E

    The planned response and its owner

  6. F

    A statement that the risk has been eliminated

07
Written response
1 point

Using the basic numeric screen, what score results when probability is rated 44 and impact is rated 55? Enter the numeric score.

08
True or false
1 point

Assigning a risk owner gives that person authority to change approved scope, schedule, or budget baselines without the project’s change-control process.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

09
Choose one
1 point

A project arranges for another party to take responsibility for part of a risk's exposure, while recognizing that the project may still face consequences. Which response is this?

  1. A

    Avoid

  2. B

    Transfer

  3. C

    Mitigate

  4. D

    Accept

10
Fill in the blank
1 point

A new uncertainty caused by a risk response is called a .

11
Choose all
1 point

During a regular review of priority risks, which checks help the team monitor and control them? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Whether the probability or impact of a priority risk has changed

  2. B

    Whether every risk's original rating should remain fixed

  3. C

    Whether planned response actions are complete

  4. D

    Whether a risk has occurred or new risks have emerged

  5. E

    Whether risk reviews can stop until the project ends

12
Choose one
1 point

A project faces several schedule uncertainties, and leaders want to understand their combined effect. What can schedule risk analysis help them do?

  1. A

    To guarantee the completion date

  2. B

    To replace all qualitative risk assessments

  3. C

    To estimate the likelihood of meeting a completion date and identify schedule drivers

  4. D

    To determine whether a risk owner may change the schedule baseline

13
Open ended
1 point

A reusable tool may become available before development, but its suitability is unverified. Describe how the team could test the tool and avoid depending on it before it is proven suitable.

14
Choose one
1 point

A project team discovers that a required component has already arrived late. How should the team classify this event?

  1. A

    A risk

  2. B

    An issue

  3. C

    A trigger

  4. D

    A contingency

15
Choose one
1 point

Which statement gives the most actionable description of a possible schedule risk?

  1. A

    “Testing may be delayed.”

  2. B

    “The test environment is shared.”

  3. C

    “Because the test environment is shared with another team, access may be delayed, pushing system testing past the planned date.”

  4. D

    “System testing is scheduled for next month.”

16
Choose one
1 point

A team is monitoring a risk that a supplier may deliver a component late. Which item would be the most useful trigger for deciding whether to activate a contingency?

  1. A

    A supplier misses a specified confirmation checkpoint

  2. B

    The risk owner’s job title

  3. C

    The project’s approved budget baseline

  4. D

    A general statement that delivery is important

17
Choose one
1 point

A team assigns a risk owner to coordinate a response to a possible schedule delay. Which description best reflects that role?

  1. A

    The risk owner may independently revise any approved baseline.

  2. B

    The risk owner is responsible only for performing response tasks.

  3. C

    The risk owner coordinates and monitors the risk, while the project manager retains overall project control.

  4. D

    The project manager must personally own every risk.

18
True or false
1 point

True or false: A project team should revisit risk identification at milestones and when plans or conditions change, not only during initial planning.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

19
Written response
1 point

Using the basic numeric screen, what score results when a risk has a probability rating of 4 and an impact rating of 5?

20
Written response
1 point

A team adds a backup specialist to reduce the impact if its primary specialist is unavailable. Which threat-response category describes this approach? Enter the category as one word.