CRISC Risk Response and Reporting Practice Question
An organization is implementing a new access control system. The project manager is concerned about delays due to user training requirements. Which of the following should the risk practitioner prioritize to ensure effective control implementation?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers choose Option B (compensating control) thinking it is a valid risk treatment, but the question asks for what ensures effective control implementation, not just risk reduction—training is non-negotiable for the primary control to work as designed.
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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Ensure user training is completed before go-live
User training is a critical success factor for access control systems because misconfigured or improperly used controls can lead to security gaps. Ensuring training is completed before go-live (Option D) aligns with the principle that a control is only effective if users understand how to operate it correctly, preventing human error that could bypass the control's intended protections.
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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Accelerate the deployment to meet the project deadline
Why it's wrong here
Accelerating deployment skips or shortens the user training on which the access control system's effectiveness depends, producing misconfigurations and workarounds. Speed-focused deployment suits mature, already-trained environments; here the training requirement is the constraint that must be planned for.
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Implement a compensating control to reduce training requirements
Why it's wrong here
A compensating control substitutes for the primary control, so it does not deliver the training needed for the new access control system to operate as designed. Compensating controls suit scenarios where the primary control is genuinely infeasible, not where training merely causes schedule pressure.
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Delay the entire project until training can be completed
Why it's wrong here
Halting the project removes the access control capability entirely, leaving the identified risk untreated for the whole delay period. Delaying is defensible only when the control cannot be implemented safely at all, not when training simply needs scheduling alongside phased deployment.
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Ensure user training is completed before go-live
Why this is correct
Completing user training before go-live ensures staff can operate the access control system correctly from day one. Untrained users generate misconfigurations, workarounds and access errors that undermine the control, so sequencing training ahead of launch directly prevents the delays and control failures the project manager fears.
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