Which option is NOT one of the four major risk responses?

Which option is NOT one of the four major risk responses?

• A. Ignore, Delay, Transfer, Accept
• B. Avoid, Mitigate, Transfer, Accept
• C. Avoid, Mitigate, Transfer, Retain
• D. Plan, Act, Monitor, Close

Answer: (A)

In project risk management, the four major risk responses are to avoid the risk, mitigate its likelihood or impact, transfer the risk to another party, or accept the risk. The option that includes Ignore and Delay doesn’t fit these formal response categories—ignoring a risk leaves it unaddressed, and delaying is not a named risk response. Therefore, that set is not one of the four recognized major risk responses. The other choices align with the standard responses (and one uses a term that can be seen as equivalent to Accept in some frameworks), while the remaining option includes actions that are more about general project steps than risk responses.

In project risk management, the four major risk responses are to avoid the risk, mitigate its likelihood or impact, transfer the risk to another party, or accept the risk. The option that includes Ignore and Delay doesn’t fit these formal response categories—ignoring a risk leaves it unaddressed, and delaying is not a named risk response. Therefore, that set is not one of the four recognized major risk responses. The other choices align with the standard responses (and one uses a term that can be seen as equivalent to Accept in some frameworks), while the remaining option includes actions that are more about general project steps than risk responses.