Your project uses a piece of equipment that if the temperature of the machine goes above 450 degree Fahrenheit the machine will overheat and have to be shut down for 48 hours. Should this machine overheat even once it will delay the project’s end date. You work with your project to create a response that should the temperature of the machine reach 430, the machine will be paused for at least an hour to cool it down.
The temperature of 430 is called what?

A.
Risk trigger

B.
Risk identification

C.
Risk response

D.
Risk event

Explanation:

A risk trigger is a warning sign or condition that a risk event is about to happen.

Answer option D is incorrect. The risk event is the 450 degree temperature of the machine.

Answer option B is incorrect. Risk identification is the part of the identify risks process. The process identifies the risk events that could affect the project for positive or negative.

Answer option C is incorrect. The risk response is the pausing of the equipment.

Reference: Chapter 11. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK Guide), Fourth Edition, ISBN:9781933890517, Section 11.6.