PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are threat response types in PRINCE2?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse threat response types with opportunity response types, mistakenly selecting 'Enhance' or 'Exploit' as valid threat responses when they are only used for positive risks.
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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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Avoid
In PRINCE2, threat response types are specific strategies for dealing with negative risks (threats). 'Avoid' (Option A) is a valid threat response that involves changing the plan to eliminate the threat or protect the project from its impact. 'Transfer' (Option C) shifts the financial impact of a threat to a third party, such as through insurance or a fixed-price contract. 'Accept' (Option E) acknowledges the threat and takes no proactive action, often with a contingency plan in place. These three are explicitly listed in the PRINCE2 risk management practice.
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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Avoid
Why this is correct
Avoid is a recognised PRINCE2 threat response, removing the cause of the threat entirely, for example by changing scope or approach. It satisfies the question's requirement by being one of the defined threat responses alongside accept, reduce, transfer and share.
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Enhance
Why it's wrong here
PRINCE2 threat responses are avoid, reduce, transfer, accept and share; enhance is not among them. It is tempting because enhance is a recognised risk response in other frameworks such as PMBOK or ISO 31000, where it means increasing the probability or impact of an opportunity rather than a threat.
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Transfer
Why this is correct
Transfer is a recognised PRINCE2 threat response, shifting the financial impact of a threat to a third party, typically through insurance or contractual arrangements. It satisfies the question's requirement by being one of the defined threat responses alongside avoid, reduce, accept and share.
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Exploit
Why it's wrong here
Exploit is an opportunity response in PRINCE2, applied to positive risks, not one of the threat responses (avoid, reduce, transfer, accept, share). It is tempting because exploiting a risk is a genuine PRINCE2 concept, and it would be the correct choice if the question asked about opportunity responses.
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Accept
Why this is correct
Accept is a recognised PRINCE2 threat response, meaning the project proceeds without proactive action, documenting the threat and monitoring it. It satisfies the question's requirement by being one of the defined threat responses alongside avoid, reduce, transfer and share.
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