Amy Is the Project Manager for Her Company

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Multiple Choice

Amy is the project manager for her company. In her current project the organization has a very low tolerance for risk events that will affect the project schedule. Management has asked Amy to consider the affect of all the risks on the project schedule. What approach can Amy take to create a bias against risks that will affect the schedule of the project?

• A) She can have the project team pad their time estimates to alleviate delays in the project schedule.
• B) She can shift risk-laden activities that affect the project schedule from the critical path as much as possible.
• C) She can create an overall project rating scheme to reflect the bias towards risks that affect the project schedule.
• D) She can filter all risks based on their affect on schedule versus other project objectives.

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