PK0-005 Project Life Cycle Practice Question
A project manager is evaluating risk responses. For a risk with high probability and high impact, which risk response strategy is most appropriate to eliminate the threat?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is choosing 'mitigate' because it sounds like the strongest action, but the question's keyword 'eliminate' points specifically to avoidance — mitigation only reduces, transfer only shifts, and accept only tolerates.
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
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Avoid
Risk avoidance is the strategy of eliminating the threat entirely by changing the project scope, approach, or requirements so the risk no longer exists. For a high-probability, high-impact risk, avoidance is the only response that actually eliminates the threat rather than reducing, sharing, or tolerating it. The question explicitly asks which strategy will 'eliminate the threat,' which is the defining characteristic of avoidance.
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 acknowledges the risk without changing probability or impact, so the threat persists and is not eliminated. It is tempting because it requires no action or cost, and would be correct for low-probability, low-impact risks where active response costs exceed the exposure.
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Mitigate
Why it's wrong here
Mitigation reduces probability or impact, but does not eliminate the risk.
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Transfer
Why it's wrong here
Transfer shifts the risk to a third party such as an insurer; it does not eliminate the threat, and residual impact remains. It is tempting because it reduces financial exposure, and would be correct for low-probability, high-impact risks where another party can absorb the consequence.
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Avoid
Why this is correct
Avoidance eliminates the threat entirely by changing the project scope or approach so the risk no longer exists, which suits high-probability, high-impact risks. Mitigate only reduces impact or likelihood, transfer shifts financial exposure to a third party, and accept retains the risk, so none eliminate the threat.
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