PMI PMP Project Management

Category - Risk Management

Which of the following are ways of transferring risk?
  1. Insurance
  2. Warranty
  3. Outsourcing
  4. Eliminating the threat
  5. Reducing the impact
Explanation
Answer: A, B, C - Insurance, warranties and outsourcing are all risk transfer methods. Eliminating the threat and reducing the impact are forms of avoidance and mitigation respectively.

Key Takeaway: It’s intelligent as a project manager to outsource tasks sometimes to those who can handle it with more confidence. If your organization is uncertain of its competency in a task, outsourcing transfers the risk to someone who can handle it better.
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