You are the project manager of project for a client. The client has promised your company a
bonus, if the project is completed early. After studying the project work, you elect to crash the
project in order to realize the early end date. This is an example of what type of risk response?
A.
Negative risk response, because crashing will add risks.
B.
Positive risk response, as crashing is an example of enhancing.
C.
Positive risk response, as crashing is an example of exploiting.
D.
Negative risk response, because crashing will add costs.
Explanation:
This is a positive risk response, as crashing is an example of enhancing. You are enhancing the
probability of finishing the project early to realize the reward of bonus. Enhancing doesn’t ensure
positive risks, but it does increase the likelihood of the event.
Answer D is incorrect. Crashing does add costs, but in this instance, crashing is an example of the
positive risk response of enhancing.
Answer A is incorrect. Crashing is a positive risk response. Generally, crashing doesn’t add risks
and is often confused with other predominant schedule compression techniques of fast tracking -which does add risks.
Answer C is incorrect. This isn’t an example of exploiting. Exploiting is an action to take advantage
of a positive risk response that will happen.