PMI PMI-RMP: PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)

Last checked November 10, 2026 against the official PMI exam page.

1. Question 1Risk Identification

   A team of specialists in several countries must identify risks for a new bridge project. The sponsor wants to limit the influence of the most senior engineer and reduce anchoring bias. Which identification technique is most suitable?

   1. AA series of one-to-one interviews, all conducted by the sponsor, with each specialist reporting risks
   2. BA review of the risk register from the previous project, adopted as the current list of risks
   3. COpen group brainstorming in a single session led by the most senior engineer on the team
   4. DDelphi technique, using anonymous questionnaire rounds with summarized results shared between rounds
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   Correct answer: D

   The Delphi technique gathers expert input anonymously over several rounds, which limits dominance and anchoring. A brainstorm led by the senior engineer invites domination, sponsor-led interviews add the sponsor's bias, and reusing an old register does not identify risks specific to this bridge.

2. Question 2Risk Analysis

   A team scored twelve risks on a five-point probability scale and a five-point impact scale. Two risks have the same score, but one must be addressed within three weeks and the other not before six months. Which qualitative factor should separate their priority?

   1. AExpected monetary value, calculated from the probability and impact of each risk
   2. BUrgency, meaning the time available before a response must start to be effective
   3. CThe number of stakeholders who mentioned each risk during the identification workshops
   4. DThe Monte Carlo result showing the spread of possible cost outcomes for each risk
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   Correct answer: B

   Urgency, often considered together with proximity, reflects how soon a response is needed and is a qualitative prioritization factor. Expected monetary value and simulation results are quantitative measures, and the number of stakeholders mentioning a risk says nothing about its effect on objectives.

3. Question 3Risk Strategy and Planning

   A project sponsor tells the risk manager that the team should avoid all risk on the new platform. Before thresholds are set, the risk manager needs the term that describes how much risk the organization is willing to pursue or retain. Which term fits?

   1. ARisk tolerance, the degree of variation from an objective that stakeholders can withstand
   2. BRisk threshold, the boundary of exposure above which a risk must be acted upon
   3. CRisk appetite, the amount and type of risk the organization will accept to pursue value
   4. DRisk register, the document that records each identified risk and its planned response
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   Correct answer: C

   Risk appetite describes the broad amount and type of risk an organization is willing to pursue or retain. Risk tolerance is the variation around a specific objective, a threshold is a boundary that triggers action, and a risk register is a document, so none of them states the organization's overall willingness to take risk.

4. Question 4Monitor and Close Risks

   A risk owner reports that a key vendor's on-time deliveries have declined for three consecutive months, but the register has not changed. What is the best next step?

   1. AWait until the vendor contract ends before reviewing the delivery data for the project
   2. BAsk the sponsor to raise the risk appetite so that the declining trend can be accepted without action
   3. CClose the vendor delivery risk, since the vendor is outside the project team's responsibility
   4. DAnalyze the delivery performance trend and update the affected risk entries and their ratings
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   Correct answer: D

   Performance data and trends should be analyzed and used to update risk entries and ratings, which keeps the register current. Waiting, closing the risk because of vendor ownership, or raising appetite to accept the trend each avoid the required reassessment.

5. Question 5Risk Response

   A project manager buys an insurance policy that pays for replacement costs if a specialized test component fails during commissioning. Which threat response strategy is this?

   1. AMitigate the threat by reducing its probability or impact through design changes
   2. BTransfer the threat to a third party by buying insurance coverage for the loss
   3. CAvoid the threat by changing the plan so the specialized component is not needed
   4. DAccept the threat and hold a contingency reserve to cover any loss that occurs
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   Correct answer: B

   Buying insurance shifts the financial impact of the threat to another party, which is transfer. Design changes that lower likelihood or consequence are mitigation, removing the need for the component is avoidance, and holding a reserve is acceptance.