Free PMP Exam Sample Question
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Your Risk Register says if your IT Administrator is unavailable for a period longer than a week it will cause serious issues for your project. You have just learned from you Human Resource Department that your IT Administrator has resigned and has given a one-month notice for the company to find a replacement.
This situation is an example of which of the following:
A.) Secondary Risk
B.) Residual Risk
C.) Contingency Plan
D.) Trigger
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Hint: You have found out that a risk is about to occur.
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ANSWER AND EXPLANATION:
The correct answer is D
Explanation: Since you have just discovered that one of your project's identified risk is about to happen, this is an example of a Risk Trigger.
Reference: PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, page 306