Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1871

You are a project manager leading the construction project of a new garbage incinerator. Local residents and environmental groups are opposed to this project because of its environmental impact. Management agrees with your request to partner with a third
party that will be responsible for providing state-of-the-art "air scrubbers," to clean the exhaust to an acceptable level. This decision will delay the project but will allow it to continue. It is an example of which following risk response?


A.
Passive acceptance
B. Active acceptance
C. Mitigation
D. Transference

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
Risk transference is shifting some or all negative impact of a threat and the ownership of the response to the threat to a third party. It does not eliminate the threat posed by an adverse risk.