ITPEC IP April 2022 Question 53

Source exam: ITPEC IP April 2022Topic: Project Management

ITPEC IP April 2022 — Question 53 of 100

Running programming tasks in parallel to obtain an earlier finish and lower overall cost is a response to a positive risk, or opportunity. The favorable condition is that advancing the schedule produces a financial benefit, and the project deliberately changes execution to realize that benefit.

Answer (b)

Why not others:
- vaccination reduces the probability of a harmful staff-absence threat

- reserving replacement staff mitigates the impact of unexpected withdrawal

- insurance transfers the financial impact of a delivery-delay threat

Key rule: Negative-risk responses protect against threats; positive-risk responses exploit, enhance, or share opportunities that can benefit project objectives.

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