Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
So this practice question is bothering me.
"You are a project Manager for a local zoo enlargement project. A number of risks have been identified and analyzed. One of the identified risks is that the noise from the construction may lead to increased anxiety in the monkeys that are housed closest to the construction site. Your team develops a contingency plan to move the monkeys to a temporary housing location should they exhibit signs of increased anxiety. This is an example of:
a. Active acceptance
b. Trigger mitigation
c. Risk Avoidance
d. Scenario enhancement"
I chose c because I felt moving the monkeys was avoiding the risk. Now because they did not move the monkeys before construction I can see why this was incorrect.
The correct answer was a. This does not feel right to me. It feels like it should be a mitigation that is enacted when the trigger of the stressed out monkeys happen.
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Acceptance comes in two flavors - active & passive. The most common form of active acceptance for negative risks is a contingency plan.
This wouldn't be "c" because risk avoidance implies executing the risk response well in advance of when the risk might be realized. In the scenario, it would mean moving the monkeys proactively before construction commences.
Kiron
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1 reply by Dinah Young
Feb 03, 2018 4:15 PM
Dinah Young
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Does that mean that every risk that you wait for the trigger to occur before enacting the contingency plan is considered active acceptance?
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Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
Feb 03, 2018 3:05 PM
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Dinah -
Acceptance comes in two flavors - active & passive. The most common form of active acceptance for negative risks is a contingency plan.
This wouldn't be "c" because risk avoidance implies executing the risk response well in advance of when the risk might be realized. In the scenario, it would mean moving the monkeys proactively before construction commences.
Kiron
Does that mean that every risk that you wait for the trigger to occur before enacting the contingency plan is considered active acceptance? Saving Changes...
Good question - if the symptom that a risk is about to be realized occurs fairly close to when the risk might be realized, I'd view this as active acceptance. On the other hand, if the symptom might occur a long time before the realization, it could be viewed as avoidance.
As usual "it depends".
However, from an exam perspective, if you see the term "contingency plan", I'd go with active acceptance every time as contingency always implies something has happened.
Kiron
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Feb 04, 2018 11:51 AM
Dinah Young
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Thank you for the guidance.
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Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
Feb 04, 2018 11:02 AM
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Dinah -
Good question - if the symptom that a risk is about to be realized occurs fairly close to when the risk might be realized, I'd view this as active acceptance. On the other hand, if the symptom might occur a long time before the realization, it could be viewed as avoidance.
As usual "it depends".
However, from an exam perspective, if you see the term "contingency plan", I'd go with active acceptance every time as contingency always implies something has happened.
Kiron
Thank you for the guidance. Saving Changes...
Henry HattenrathProject Consultant| Tectonic Engineering MSA LLCNew York, Ny, United States
Dinah - I think you need to rework your risk statement and to define the Trigger, Mitigation, Monitoring and Response. Such as - Mitigation: A) Move Monkey's to another location that matches existing environment. B) Implement noise and vibration damping measures on construction means and methods. Monitoring: A) Monitor noise and vibration levels of construction to specific metrics. B) Monitor behaviors and health conditions of monkeys. Trigger: A) Construction noise and vibration levels exceed established thresholds. B) Monkey's behavior and health vitals are outside established ranges. Response: A) Move monkeys (after construction is in-progress) to another location that matches existing environment. Saving Changes...
First eliminate the answer that are not valid
C the risk is not avoided
D the scenario (construction) was not enhanced
we now have A and B
In my mind a mitigation is put in place prior to execution, so B would not be valid choice.
We are left with one choice A
That is often the way you need to look at question. Hope it help Saving Changes...
"A" seems to be the most appropriate choice as active acceptance includes making a contingency plan for actions to be taken after the risk has occurred. Saving Changes...
Mudassar KhanProgram (Project )Manager| Woodward Canada IncPeterborough, ON, Canada
Well we have to be active and not reactive so in my opinion option "A" is the right way to approach any risk, Saving Changes...
