easyMultiple Choice
PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager is documenting the specific…
A project manager is documenting the specific actions that will be taken to manage and control risks throughout the project. Which document is this?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse the risk register (which lists individual risks and responses) with the risk management plan (which defines the process for managing all risks), leading them to select the risk register when the question asks for the document that describes the specific actions to manage and control risks.
Answer choices
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
✓
Risk management plan
The risk management plan is the document that describes how risk management activities will be structured and performed throughout the project, including specific actions for identifying, analyzing, responding to, and controlling risks. It is a component of the project management plan and provides the methodology, roles, responsibilities, and budgeting for risk management, not the list of individual risks themselves.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Change log
Why it's wrong here
A change log records requests to alter project baselines, scope, or schedule, not the actions for managing and controlling risks. It is tempting because both documents are maintained throughout delivery, but a change log would be correct when tracking approved modifications to the project plan.
- ✗
Risk register
Why it's wrong here
A risk register lists identified risks, their analysis, owners, and planned responses, but the stem asks for the document specifying the actions taken to manage and control risks — the risk management plan. It is tempting because the register holds risk responses, yet it does not define the overall approach.
- ✗
Issue log
Why it's wrong here
An issue log tracks problems that have already occurred and their resolution, not planned actions for managing future risks. It is tempting because both logs are reviewed at status meetings, but an issue log would be correct once a risk has materialised and become an active problem requiring resolution.
- ✓
Risk management plan
Why this is correct
The risk management plan documents how risk will be structured, assessed, responded to, and controlled throughout the project, including roles, tolerances, and procedures. That matches the stem's request for specific actions managing and controlling risks, unlike the risk register, which records individual risks.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This PK0-005 question is part of Courseiva's 954-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This PK0-005 practice question is part of Courseiva's free CompTIA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the PK0-005 exam.