Exam CSSLP topic 1 question 45 discussion

Avoidance involves changing the project plan to eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact. It might include altering the scope, specifications, or even the project schedule to avoid the risk entirely. In the scenario described, by removing the requirements surrounding the high-risk event, Bill and Virginia have effectively changed the project's scope to avoid the risk, making "Avoidance" the correct response.

This is an example of the avoidance risk response. Because the project plan has been changed to avoid the risk event, so it is considered the avoidance risk response. Risk avoidance is a technique used for threats. It creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk completely or to protect the project objectives from its impact. Risk avoidance removes the risk event entirely either by adding additional steps to avoid the event or reducing the project scope requirements. It may seem the answer to all possible risks, but avoiding risks also means losing out on the potential gains that accepting (retaining) the risk might have allowed

D. Avoidance