PK0-005 Project Life Cycle Practice Question
A project manager identifies a risk that a key team member might leave during the project. To reduce the impact, she cross-trains other team members. Which risk response strategy is being applied?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Mitigate
Mitigation reduces the probability or impact of a risk. Cross-training reduces impact.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Accept
Why it's wrong here
Acceptance involves acknowledging the risk and taking no proactive action, whereas cross-training actively lowers the impact if the member leaves. It is tempting because acceptance is chosen for low-priority risks, but here deliberate mitigation is performed, which is the reduce strategy.
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Avoid
Why it's wrong here
Avoidance eliminates the risk by removing its cause, for example cancelling the activity, whereas cross-training retains the risk but lessens its impact. It is tempting because avoidance is used for high-severity threats, but the team member may still leave, so the response is reduce.
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Transfer
Why it's wrong here
Transfer shifts the risk to a third party, such as insurance or a vendor, while cross-training keeps the risk within the team and reduces its impact. It is tempting because transfer is used for risks involving external dependency, but no third party assumes the risk here, so reduction applies.
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Mitigate
Why this is correct
Mitigate lowers the probability or impact of a risk, and cross-training directly reduces the impact of losing a key team member by ensuring others can absorb their duties. This satisfies the stem's constraint of reducing impact without eliminating the risk, unlike avoid, transfer or accept strategies.
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