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PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question

Which risk response is appropriate for a threat that the project team decides to actively reduce the probability or impact of?

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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Reduce

The 'Reduce' response involves proactive actions to lower the probability and/or impact of a threat.

Answer analysis

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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Avoid
Why it's wrong here
Avoid reduces probability or impact only by removing the threat source entirely, such as cancelling the activity causing the risk. The scenario explicitly requires the team to actively reduce probability or impact while retaining the threat, which Avoid cannot satisfy because it eliminates the risk rather than managing it. It is tempting because “avoid” sounds like a proactive measure, and it would be correct if the project decided to change the plan to sidestep the threat altogether.
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Accept
Why it's wrong here
Accept means acknowledging the risk with no proactive action.
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Reduce
Why this is correct
Reduce involves actions to lower probability or impact.
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Transfer
Why it's wrong here
Transfer reduces probability or impact only if the threat is passed to a third party, such as an insurer or contractor, who then manages the risk. The stem specifies that the project team itself actively reduces the threat, which is the definition of *Mitigate*, not Transfer. It is tempting because transferring a threat (e.g., via insurance) can feel like a proactive step, but the team’s own action, not a third party’s, is the required mechanism here.

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