Free PMI PMI-RMP Actual Exam Questions - Question 15 Discussion
manager publishes reports comparing planned enablement sessions with actual enablement
sessions, which help identify potential risks to be addressed.
Which technique is the risk manager using?
A/D? D could be tempting if you think about reserves set aside for risks, but here the focus is on comparing what was planned to what actually happened. That’s classic variance analysis territory, so I’d stick with A as the better fit.
A/C? I’m sticking with A because it’s the straightforward way to catch differences between planned and actual. Sensitivity analysis feels more about testing how changes affect outcomes, not just comparing numbers.
Maybe D can be ruled out since reserve analysis deals with budget or time buffers, not session counts. Also, residual impact analysis (B) typically looks at leftover risks after controls, so that doesn’t fit here. The focus on comparing planned vs actual sessions is classic variance analysis territory, so A makes the most sense to me.
A. The key here is the focus on comparing planned and actual sessions directly, which matches the definition of variance analysis perfectly. Other options don’t deal with session count comparisons this way.
It’s A. Variance analysis fits because it looks at differences between planned and actual results. D is a trap since reserve analysis deals with contingency funds, not tracking sessions.