PK0-005 Project Life Cycle Practice Question
During project planning, the project manager is creating a risk register. Which THREE pieces of information are typically included in a risk register? (Select three.)
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the risk register by including distractors from other project documents (cost, staffing) — candidates must recognize that only risk-specific elements belong in the register.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Risk description
A risk register typically documents each identified risk with a clear risk description (Option A), so the team understands the nature and cause of the potential problem. It also records the probability and impact assessment (Option B), which quantifies or rates how likely the risk is and how severely it could affect project objectives, enabling prioritization. Additionally, the register includes the risk response plan (Option D), specifying the agreed mitigation, avoidance, transfer, or acceptance strategy along with any contingency actions. The actual cost of the project (Option C) is tracked in the project budget or cost baseline, not as a core risk register field, and team member assignments (Option E) belong in a responsibility assignment matrix or staffing plan rather than the risk register.
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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Risk description
Why this is correct
A clear risk description states the uncertain event, its cause and potential effect, so the risk can be understood and assessed. It is fundamental register content, providing the basis for subsequent probability, impact and response planning entries.
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Probability and impact assessment
Why this is correct
Each identified risk is scored for probability and impact, producing the exposure rating that drives prioritisation. This assessment is core register content, letting the project manager rank risks and decide which warrant active response planning during project planning.
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Actual cost of the project
Why it's wrong here
Actual cost is captured in cost reports and the project budget once incurred, whereas the risk register holds forward-looking probability, impact and response data. It is tempting because cost impact is a common risk attribute, but that is an estimated monetary exposure, not the project's actual spend to date.
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Risk response plan
Why this is correct
The register records the planned response for each risk, such as mitigate, transfer, avoid or accept, together with the actions and owners. This documents how the project intends to address each identified risk, making the response plan standard register content.
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Team member assignments
Why it's wrong here
Team member assignments belong in a responsibility assignment matrix or the project staffing plan, not the risk register, which records risk, cause, probability, impact, response and owner. It is tempting because every risk needs an assigned owner, but that owner field is a risk-response owner, not a general team roster.
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