Program Management Professional (PgMP) — Question 364

A program manager has already signed an endorsement by the large and complex IT application program. During the execution of the program's course, several component managers raise different issues to the program manager by the program escalation process, then the program manager reviews these issues with the component managers and figures out these issues should stay at the component level.

What is the cause of these issues?

Answer options

• A. Program risk attitudes are set too optimistic
• B. Program risk thresholds are set too narrow
• C. Program risk tolerances are set too high
• D. Program risk appetites are set too aggressive

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because having program risk thresholds set too narrow means that the program manager cannot adequately address risks that arise at the component level, thus leading to issues being contained within those components. Options A, C, and D do not directly address the specific limitation of the thresholds that prevents the program manager from managing these issues effectively.