Free PMI CAPM Actual Exam Questions - Question 8 Discussion
in the company, development of a specific part of the system is under high risk, so the team has
decided to outsource it. This is an example of which risk response?
Makes sense to go with A here. Outsourcing is basically handing over the risky part to another party, so the risk is transferred. Avoiding would mean cutting out that part completely, which they’re not doing. So, it’s definitely about passing the risk on rather than just accepting or sharing it. A fits best.
It’s A, because outsourcing shifts the risk to another company, not just ignoring it.
A vs C? I get why some say Avoid because they won’t do the risky part themselves, but outsourcing usually means giving the responsibility to someone else. That sounds more like Transfer since you’re shifting the risk, not ignoring it. Avoid would be if they just dropped that part entirely and didn’t pursue it at all. So between these, Transfer (A) feels like the better fit here.
Makes sense to me that this is about passing the risk off, so goes with A. Transfer since outsourcing shifts the responsibility to another party. I've seen similar questions where handing off risky parts was definitely transfer.