CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning

Risk planning aims to proactively identify risks (both threats and opportunities), analyze their potential impact and probability, and develop appropriate response strategies. This allows the project team to be prepared rather than reactive.

**Why not A:** Assigning blame is never the purpose of risk planning. Risk planning is a proactive, forward-looking process focused on preparing the team to handle uncertainty, not a reactive exercise to attribute fault for materialized risks.

**Why not C:** Eliminating all risks is unrealistic and not the goal of risk planning. Some risks cannot be fully eliminated, and risk planning recognizes this by developing response strategies that reduce probability, minimize impact, or accept certain risks with contingency plans.

**Why not D:** Documenting past risks from previous projects is part of lessons learned and organizational process assets, not the primary purpose of risk planning. Risk planning focuses on current project threats and opportunities, though historical data may inform the process.