Risk Management Flashcards

0
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Risk refers to any uncertain event, which can have either a ________ or ________ effect on project objectives.

A

Positive; Negative

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What is the objective of Project Risk Management?

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To increase the likelihood and impact of positive events, and decrease the likelihood and impact of negative events in the project.

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2
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Factors that are used to categorize risk are the ________ ________, ___________, and __________.

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Risk Event
Probability
Impact

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3
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The three categories of Utility Function are:

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Risk Averse
Risk Neutral
Risk Seeking

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4
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Utility Function is used to measure stakeholder _______ _________.

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Risk Tolerance

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5
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What does SWOT stand for?

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Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

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6
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The Delphi Technique is a part of which category of Tool/Techniques?

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Information Gathering Techniques

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7
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Brainstorming is usually done in the presence of a ___________.

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Facilitator

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8
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What is the P&I Value and how is is calculated?

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Probability & Impact multiplied together.

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9
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The impact of Risk affects Scope, Cost, Quality, and _________.

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Time

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10
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Risk Urgency Assessment helps determine if a/an ________ response is require.

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near-term (immediate)

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If you do not have good input data, then risk identification and prioritization will be inaccurate. So, ensure that _________ _______ ________ is good.

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Risk Data Quality

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12
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Probability and impact calculations are assessed in which process?

A

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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13
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The most common means of graphically depicting the results of a Sensitivity Analysis is a __________ diagram.

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Tornado

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14
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Name the Data Gathering and Representation Techniques.

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  • Interviewing
  • Probability
  • Distributions
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15
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Monte Carlo is a ____________ Technique

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Simulation or Modeling (usually software to run many time using many different variables to show which is the most advantageous outcome.)

16
Q

What is the process of developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives?

A

Plan Risk Responses

17
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What is “Residual Risk”?

A

Risk that is expected to remain after planned responses have been implemented, as well as those that have been deliberately accepted.

18
Q

Avoid, Transfer, and mitigate are part of whih group of risk response strategies?

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Negative Risks/Threats

19
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Exploit, Share, and Enhance are part of which group of risk response strategies?

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Positive Risks/Opportunities

20
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The Risk Management Plan is a/an __________ to the Plan Risk Responses processes.

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Input

21
Q

A common Strategy for both threats and opportunities is:

A

Accept

22
Q

A new risk that is identified after a risk response was implemented is called a ________ __________.

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Secondary Risk

23
Q

Which type of reserves is used for “unknown - unknowns”?

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Management Reserves

24
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What is the process of implementing risk response plans, tracking identified risks, monitoring residual risks, identifying new risks, and evaluating risk process effectiveness throughout the project?

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Control Risks

25
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Variance, Trend analysis, and Technical Performance Measurements are used to compare the planned vs. __________ Work Performance Data.

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Actual

26
Q

Regular Risk Audits may also be conducted to evaluate the ___________ of risk responses and the risk management processes.

A

Effectiveness

27
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The project manager also performs Reserve Analysis to assess the adequacy of ________ for taking care of the _________ _________ in the project.

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Reserves; Remaining Risks

28
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Planned vs. actual data is assessed using ________ Analysis.

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Variance

29
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Overall project performance is monitored using __________ Analysis.

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Trend

30
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A _________ __________ examines the effectiveness of risk responses and risk management processes.

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Risk Audit

31
Q

Identified risks and risk owners, agreed-upon risk responses, specific implementation actions, symptoms and warning signs of risk, residual and secondary risks, a watch list of low-priority risks, and the time and cost contingency reserves can be found in which project document?

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Risk Register

32
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Risk ___________ should be conducted throughout the project to reassess current risks and identify new risks.

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Reassessment

33
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Probability x impact (Quantified in $) = ____________.

A

Expected Monetary Value

34
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Name the three factors that are used to categorize risk?

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Risk Event
Probability
Impact