Risk Management & Mitigation Flashcards

A junior drafter is unsure how to interpret an ambiguous note on a marked-up sketch from an engineer. What is the lowest-risk course of action?

Answer: Ask the engineer for clarification and record the answer before drafting

Clarifying ambiguity at the source and documenting the answer prevents propagating a wrong assumption into the drawings.

Which of the following best describes 'risk avoidance' in a drafting business context?

Answer: Declining a project that requires stamped structural work the firm is not licensed to perform

Avoidance means eliminating exposure entirely by not undertaking the risky activity.

A firm's CAD standards mandate layer naming, plot styles, and template files. Which risk do these standards primarily mitigate?

Answer: Inconsistency and misinterpretation errors when multiple drafters or downstream users work with the files

Standardization ensures files are predictable and correctly interpreted by anyone who opens or plots them.

During construction, a contractor builds from a superseded drawing and demands compensation for rework. Which drafting-phase record best protects the design firm?

Answer: Dated transmittals and revision logs proving the current drawing was properly issued to the contractor

Dated issuance records demonstrate the firm fulfilled its duty to distribute current documents.

What is the main risk of over-dimensioning (duplicating the same dimension in multiple places) on a drawing?

Answer: A future revision may update one instance but miss the duplicate, creating conflicting information

Duplicate dimensions can diverge during revisions, leaving the drawing self-contradictory.

A risk review identifies that only one drafter knows how the firm's custom CAD automation scripts work. Which mitigation directly addresses this single-point-of-failure risk?

Answer: Documenting the scripts and cross-training at least one additional staff member

Documentation and cross-training remove dependence on a single individual's knowledge.

Which statement about a project contingency reserve is correct?

Answer: It is budgeted time or money set aside in advance to absorb identified risks if they occur

Contingency reserves are pre-planned buffers that fund the response when identified risks materialize.