PMP Questions ID 1861 sensitivity analysis helps to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project

Sensitivity analysis helps to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. A project manager prepared a display chart of sensitivity analysis for his project. The diagram contained a series of bars with the length of the bars corresponding to the risk impact on the project. The longer the bar, the greater was the risk presented. Such a chart is likely to be:

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A tornado diagram

A triangular distribution

An assessment diagram

A funnel distribution

Decision tree analysis is used to calculate the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. What are a decision node’s inputs and outputs?

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Input: Cost of each decision; Output: Probability of occurrence

Input: Cost of each decision; Output: Decision made

Input: Scenario probability; Output: Expected Monetary Value (EMV)

Input: Cost of each decision; Output: Payoff

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During the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis

During the Identify Risks phase

As soon as the Plan Risk Management phase begins

As soon as a project is conceived

Acceptance is a strategy adopted because it is not possible to eliminate all risks from a project. This strategy indicates that the project management team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk. What action does passive acceptance require?

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Passive acceptance is no longer adopted in projects and is a poor project management practice.

Passive acceptance requires no action except to document the strategy and come up with a risk management strategy.

Passive acceptance requires no action.

Passive acceptance requires no proactive action except periodic review of the threat.

The Identify Risks process involves determining which risks may impact a project. It is considered an iterative process. What is the frequency of the iteration?

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Every month

Every two weeks

The frequency of iteration will vary based on the situation

Every week

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