PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which of the following is a risk response appropriate for an opportunity?
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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Enhance
PRINCE2 defines four opportunity responses: exploit, enhance, share, and reject. 'Enhance' is one of these.
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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Reduce
Why it's wrong here
Reduce is a threat response, applied to lower the probability or impact of a negative risk; it cannot exploit a positive one. It is tempting because the same word appears in risk registers, but for an opportunity the correct response is exploit or enhance, which actively captures the upside.
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Enhance
Why this is correct
Enhance increases the probability or impact of an opportunity to maximise its benefit, making it a defined PRINCE2 opportunity response. It satisfies the stem's requirement for a positive-risk strategy, alongside exploit, share, reject and accept.
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Avoid
Why it's wrong here
Avoiding removes the activity or condition giving rise to the uncertainty, which eliminates an opportunity rather than capitalising on it. It is tempting because avoid is a core threat response, and would be correct when a threat's impact is unacceptable, but for opportunities the corresponding response is exploit, not avoid.
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Transfer
Why it's wrong here
Transferring an opportunity is not a recognised PRINCE2 response; transfer allocates financial exposure for threats via insurance or contracts. Sharing an opportunity is the analogous response, involving a third party to realise mutual benefit. Transfer would be correct for a threat whose impact another party can absorb.
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Variation 1. Which risk response is appropriate for an opportunity with high probability and high impact?
hard- A.Enhance
- ✓ B.Exploit
- C.Share
- D.Reject
Why B: For an opportunity with high probability and high impact, the appropriate response is to 'Exploit' it, which means taking actions to ensure the opportunity definitely happens and maximizing its benefits. Exploit is used when the organization wants to seize the opportunity with certainty, often by assigning a senior owner and allocating resources. This response is chosen when the opportunity is both likely and highly beneficial.
Variation 2. Which risk response is appropriate for an opportunity that the project wants to make more likely to happen?
medium- A.Reject
- ✓ B.Exploit
- C.Share
- D.Enhance
Why B: Exploit is the correct risk response for an opportunity the project wants to make more likely to happen. In PRINCE2, the Exploit response is specifically used when the project actively seeks to ensure that an opportunity is realized, often by allocating resources or taking direct actions to increase the probability of the positive event occurring. This contrasts with Enhance, which only increases the probability or impact without guaranteeing the outcome.
Variation 3. Which risk response is appropriate for an opportunity?
medium- ✓ A.Exploit
- B.Reduce
- C.Transfer
- D.Avoid
Why A: In PRINCE2, risk responses are tailored to whether the risk is a threat or an opportunity. For opportunities, the appropriate responses are Exploit, Enhance, Share, and Accept. 'Exploit' is the correct response because it seeks to ensure the opportunity definitely happens, often by removing uncertainty and allocating resources to realize the benefit. This is distinct from threat responses such as Avoid, Reduce, Transfer, or Accept.
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Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
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