PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) — Question 155

A company has a project whose objective is to extract gold reserves from Field 1. However, another field closest to the company, Field 2, which has a higher probability of having twice as much gold reserves than Field 1. The risk manager requests the board of Directors to include Field 2 under the scope of the current project by management of change because the project's profitability will increase by 80%.

What type of request is the risk manager describing?

Answer options

• A. A request to increase project earnings
• B. A request to increase project resources
• C. A challenge to stakeholder thresholds
• D. A challenge to the project investment

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as the risk manager is advocating for a change that would boost the project's profitability by including a more lucrative field. The other options do not accurately reflect the intent of the risk manager's request, which focuses on enhancing earnings rather than resources, stakeholder thresholds, or investment challenges.