You are the project manager of the HQQ Project for your company. You are working with your project stakeholders to discuss the risks in the project that can adversely affect the project objectives. You are discussing the possibilities of causes for an identified risk event in your project. Your stakeholder is confused on the difference between causes and risk events. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cause for a project risk?

A.
Schedule constraints on the project

B.
Work permit requirements

C.
Limited team members to complete the project work

D.
Quality assurance programs within the company

Explanation:

Quality assurance programs are generally not considered causes for risk events. While the Quality Assurance program can be considered as the project requirement.
A cause in project risks is a necessity, limitation, assumption or situation that creates the chance of negative and positive outcomes. A cause can be the condition of permit to do work, or having restricted personnel assigned to design the project. If either of these conditions occurs, there may be an impact on the project cost, schedule, or performance.

Answer options B, C, and A are incorrect. These are the examples of risk causes.

Reference: "Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), fourth edition"