CAPM Practice: Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks

Alexei's primary mistake was not following the established risk management framework by documenting the risk and assigning an owner. Planned frameworks exist to ensure consistent responses to project events.

**Why not B:** While Alexei did underestimate the risk's probability, this is a secondary error. His primary mistake was failing to follow the documented risk management framework, which would have required him to record the risk, assess it properly, and assign an owner — steps that might have led to a better probability assessment and a prepared response.

**Why not C:** Not escalating to senior management was not necessarily Alexei's primary mistake. The risk management plan specified documenting risks and assigning owners, not immediate escalation of all risks. By following the framework, the appropriate escalation path would have been determined through proper assessment.

**Why not D:** Switching vendors is a specific risk response strategy that may or may not have been appropriate. The primary mistake was not following the risk management framework to document, assess, and plan a response. Had the framework been followed, the team could have evaluated all options — including vendor alternatives — through the proper process.