PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
A Project Manager is tailoring the Risk practice for a small project with a tight timeline. Which TWO of the following are appropriate tailoring actions for the Risk practice in this context? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is thinking that tailoring means removing essential risk management products or concentrating ownership, rather than adapting their scale and frequency.
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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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Combine the Risk Management Strategy and the Risk Register into a single document to reduce administrative overhead.
Tailoring the Risk practice for a small project can include combining the Risk Management Strategy and Risk Register into one document and reducing the frequency of risk reviews to align with stage boundaries. These actions reduce overhead while still meeting PRINCE2 requirements. Eliminating artefacts, centralising ownership, or removing the strategy would undermine effective risk management.
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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Appoint the Project Manager as the sole owner of all risks to streamline accountability.
Why it's wrong here
Risk ownership should be assigned to the most appropriate person, not solely the Project Manager. Concentrating all risk ownership in one role reduces the effectiveness of risk management and may overload the Project Manager. Tailoring should not compromise the principle that risks are owned by those best placed to manage them.
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Remove the Risk Management Strategy and rely on the organisation's corporate risk policy instead.
Why it's wrong here
The Risk Management Strategy defines the specific risk approach for the project, including procedures, roles, and tolerances. While it can reference corporate policy, it cannot be removed entirely because it provides project-specific guidance. Relying solely on corporate policy may not address the project's unique risk context, and tailoring should not eliminate this essential management product.
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Combine the Risk Management Strategy and the Risk Register into a single document to reduce administrative overhead.
Why this is correct
Tailoring allows the Risk Management Strategy and Risk Register to be combined into one document for small projects, provided the required information is still captured. This reduces documentation and effort while maintaining risk management. It is an acceptable tailoring action when the project's scale and complexity do not justify separate artefacts.
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Reduce the frequency of risk reviews to once per stage, aligning them with stage boundary activities.
Why this is correct
In a small, low-risk project, risk reviews can be less frequent, such as at stage boundaries, as long as risks are still monitored adequately. Tailoring the frequency of reviews is acceptable when the project's risk exposure is low and the review cycle remains appropriate. This aligns with the principle of tailoring to the project environment.
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Eliminate the Risk Register entirely and manage all risks informally in team meetings.
Why it's wrong here
The Risk Register is a critical management product that records identified risks, their analysis, and responses. Eliminating it entirely would remove the audit trail and undermine the Risk practice. Tailoring may simplify the register's format, but it cannot be discarded because that would violate the PRINCE2 principle of managing by exception and the requirement for a risk management approach.
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