W105 Risk Management; W113 Problem Solving

Question 1

W105 - Per JP 3-0. Risk Management is a process of…

Answer 1

Identifying, assessing and controlling risks arising from operational factors and making decisions that balance risk cost with mission benefits.

Question 2

Ultimate goal of Risk Management is…

Answer 2

Prevent Unnecessary loss.

Question 3

Two types of Risk Management are…

Answer 3

Deliberate and Real-time

Question 4

Type of Risk Management that is available in ample time to apply the five-step process as part of detailed planning for an operation.

Answer 4

Deliberate RM

Question 5

Risk Management that requires immediate management of hazards as they occur.

Answer 5

Real-Time RM

Question 6

The 4 principles of Risk Management

Answer 6

Integrate RM into all phases of missions/operations.
Make risk decisions at the appropriate level.
Accept no unnecessary risk.
Apply RM cyclically and continuously.

Question 7

Who determines to accept or not accept the risk(s) associated with an action he or she will take or will direct others to take?

Answer 7

Commander, leaders and the individual.

Question 8

he level of risk the responsible commander is willing to accept is called what?

Answer 8

Risk tolerance

Question 9

Any risk that, if taken, will not contribute meaningfully to mission accomplishment or will needlessly endanger lives/resources.

Answer 9

Unnecessary risk

Question 10

Five steps to cyclical and continuous risk management

Answer 10

Identify the hazard.
Assess the hazards.
Develop controls and make risk decisions.
implement controls.
Supervise and evaluate.

Question 11

The identification and assessment of hazards is…

Answer 11

Risk assessment

Question 12

What of the 5 cyclical and continuous risk management process are management steps?

Answer 12

3. Develop controls and make risk decisions.
4. Implement Controls
5. Supervise and evaluate.

Question 13

A condition with the potential to cause injury, illness or death of personnel, damage to or loss of equipment or property; or mission degradation (JP 3-33)

Answer 13

Hazard

Question 14

What is METT-TC

Answer 14

Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops, Time and civilian considerations.

Question 15

List some tools/resources used to identify hazards:

Answer 15

Experience and experts.
Regulations, manuals, SOP and policies.
Accident data from U.S. Combat Readiness
War-gaming/what if
Data from risk assessment matrices
Readiness assessment
Cause and effect diagrams
Change analysis
Energy trace and barrier analysis
Logic diagrams
Mapping
AAR

Question 16

Type of score that assesses the odds (probability) of something going wrong and the effect (severity) of the incident when it occurs.

Answer 16

Risk Level

Question 17

Probability is…

Answer 17

The likelihood that an event would occur.

Question 18

List the levels of Risk ( 5 )

Answer 18

Frequent (A)
Likely (B)
Occasional (C)
Seldom (D)
Unlikely (E)

Question 19

______ is the expected consequences of an event in terms of injury, property damage, or other mission-impairing factors.

Answer 19

Severity

Question 20

List the levels of Severity (4)

Answer 20

Catastrophic (I)
Critical (II)
Moderate (III)
Negligible (IV)

Question 21

An assessment that is both Frequent and Critical/Catastrophic; Likely and Catastrophic.

Answer 21

Extremely High Risk (EH)

Question 22

a _____ is an action taken to eliminate a hazard or to reduce its risk.

Answer 22

Control

Question 23

Three forms of Controls

Answer 23

Educational (Awareness) Controls
Physical Controls
Hazard Elimination Controls

Question 24

For a control to be effective, it must meet the following criteria.

Answer 24

Feasibility
Acceptability
Suitability

Question 25

What is residual risk level?

Answer 25

level of risk remaining after re-assessing the mitigating effects of the implemented controls.

Question 26

The level of risk remaining after re-assessing the mitigating effects of the implemented controls.

Answer 26

Residual Risk Level

Question 27

_______ ________ is a critical component of Risk Management when identifying hazards.

Answer 27

Situational Understanding.

Question 28

A _______ is an issue or obstacle that makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal or end state.

Answer 28

Problem

Question 29

Easy to identify type of problems, the required information is available and methods to solve them are somewhat obvious.

Answer 29

Well-Structured Problems

Question 30

Type of problem that is more interactively complex than well-structured problems.

Answer 30

Medium-structured problem

Question 31

Problems of mathematics and time/space relationships would be an example of what type of problem? (W113)

Answer 31

Well-Structured problems

Question 32

Complex, nonlinear and dynamic problems are called what?

Answer 32

Ill-structured problems

Question 33

Type of problem that most leaders down agree on how to solve. By its nature, leaders argue weather or not they are even solvable.

Answer 33

Ill-Structured problems

Question 34

T or F; Not all problems require lengthy analysis.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

What are the two terms often associated with problem solving?

Answer 35

``` Critical reasoning (thinking) Creative Thinking ```

Question 36

The 7 steps of the Army's approach to problem solving

Answer 36

``` Gather information/knowledge Identify the problem Develop criteria Generate possible solutions Analyze possible solutions Compare solutions Make and implement the decision ```

Question 37

T or F; Gathering information and knowledge continues throughout the problem solving process.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Reliable pieces of information that have objective reality are called...

Answer 38

facts

Question 39

An ________ is a supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events, either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof.

Answer 39

Assumption

Question 40

T or F; While seeking to identify a problems root cause, ONLY focus on the surface symptoms.

Answer 40

False

Question 41

Five things a leader must answer for when trying to identify the root cause of a problem.

Answer 41

``` Who is affected What does it affect When did it occur Where is the problem Why did it occur ```

Question 42

A statement that clearly describes the problem to be solved.

Answer 42

Problem statement

Question 43

Leaders use ______ _______ to ensure solutions they consider can solve the problem.

Answer 43

Screening criteria

Question 44

Five questions asked as Screening Criteria.

Answer 44

``` Is it suitable as a solution? Is it feasible? Is it acceptable? Is it distinguishable? Is it complete? ```

Question 45

______ is based on relevant examples of prior success.

Answer 45

Historical precedent

Question 46

_______ is based on personal experience and judgement as to what is good.

Answer 46

Reasoning

Question 47

_______ ______ is based on an existing condition, which is considered desirable.

Answer 47

Current Example

Question 48

_______ is based on the mathematical average of the solutions being considered.

Answer 48

Averaging

Question 49

Leaders analyze possible solutions to problems by determining its _____ and ________.

Answer 49

Merits and drawbacks

Question 50

Problem Solving Roadblocks

Answer 50

``` Fear of Failure Tunnel Vision Over Seriousness Over Certainty Binding customers Fear of the unknown Command pressure Failure to properly identify the problem Failure to communicate with others Lack of adequate information for assumptions Not identifying all of the players Not specifying the desired end state ```