Exam CSSLP topic 1 question 12 discussion

C . Avoidance: This involves taking action to eliminate the risk entirely. In your case, hiring an external writer to create the user guide completely eliminates the risk of not completing the project on time due to the user guide creation.

Option A: Transferance is correct. Transference alone doesn't eliminate the risk entirely, but rather it transfers ownership of the identified risk to another party who has more capacity or expertise in managing that particular type of risk than you do. In this case, by hiring an external writer, you have transferred some of the responsibilities and accountability related to writing user guides to them. However, it's crucial to note that not all risks can be effectively transferred, as there is always the potential for something preventing effective transference from happening. Therefore when employing a transference strategy as your preferred risk response plan; You need to ensure that suitable contracts are in place with proper agreements that hold both parties responsible and accountable for meeting agreed-upon deadlines and outcomes based on specified metrics set during inception planning previously undertaken between stakeholders.

Risk Transfer Avoidance always means that there is no risk anymore at all. By transfering the risk there is still a small risk (faulty contract or the external goes bancrupt)

Risk avoidance This technique usually involves developing an alternative strategy that is more likely to succeed, but is usually linked to a higher cost.