PMI-RMP Specialized Risk Analyses Practice Question

Which THREE of the following are common pitfalls when performing an Expected Monetary Value (EMV) analysis?

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Failing to account for the impact of the risks on subsequent tasks.

Overly optimistic probabilities, ignoring secondary risks, and failing to account for the impact of risks on project dependencies are all common errors.

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Failing to account for the impact of the risks on subsequent tasks.
Why this is correct
Dependencies propagate risk throughout the project.
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Using overly optimistic probability estimates.
Why this is correct
Subjectivity often leads to under-estimating risks.
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Ignoring the correlation between different risk events.
Why this is correct
Risks rarely happen in isolation.
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Performing the analysis before the project starts.
Why it's wrong here
Pre-project analysis is a best practice.
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Using a currency that is too stable.
Why it's wrong here
Currency stability is not a pitfall of EMV calculation.

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