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

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Florian Kobayashi is managing a software development project at Sequoia Partners. The risk management plan identifies that if server costs exceed budget by 15%, the team will switch to a cloud-based solution. Server costs have now exceeded budget by 18%. What should Florian do?
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Correct answer: Execute the planned risk response by initiating the switch to the cloud-based solution

Explanation

When a risk trigger threshold is met and a planned response strategy exists, the project manager should execute that response as documented in the risk management plan. This demonstrates following and executing the planned risk framework.

**Why not A:** The risk management plan already includes a predetermined response for this specific trigger condition. Escalating to the sponsor would delay action and undermine the purpose of having a pre-planned risk response. The project manager has the authority to execute planned responses.

**Why not C:** The risk trigger threshold (15% budget exceedance) has already been met and exceeded at 18%. Continuing to monitor rather than executing the planned response contradicts the risk management plan. The time for monitoring has passed; it is time to act on the planned response.

**Why not D:** Waiting until the next risk review meeting would cause unnecessary delay when a predefined trigger has been activated. The risk management plan specifies a clear action to take when this threshold is reached. Delaying execution defeats the purpose of having planned response strategies.

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This question covers Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks under Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks (Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts).

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