PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) — Question 144

During project execution, a project manager invites the stakeholders to a risk review meeting. During this meeting, a vendor highlights that the mitigation plan for a schedule risk has generated an additional risk.

What should the risk manager do first?

Answer options

• A. Update the new risk in the risk register.
• B. Plan responses for the new risk.
• C. Passively accept the new risk.
• D. Add the new risk to the watch list.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The first step a risk manager should take is to plan responses for the new risk, as this allows for proactive management of potential issues. Updating the risk register, accepting the risk passively, or just adding it to the watch list are not sufficient initial responses to effectively manage the new risk.