CD Risk Management & Mitigation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A drafter discovers a dimensional conflict between the architectural and structural drawings the day before a submission deadline. What is the most appropriate risk mitigation action?
- Document the discrepancy and notify the project lead immediately with a written RFI (Correct answer)
- Choose the dimension that seems most likely correct and proceed
- Delete the conflicting dimension from one set so drawings match
- Submit both drawings as-is and address the conflict after the deadline
Correct answer: Document the discrepancy and notify the project lead immediately with a written RFI
Documenting the conflict and escalating it in writing transfers the decision to the responsible authority while preserving a record.
Question 2: Which practice best mitigates the risk of drafting from an outdated reference file in a multi-user CAD environment?
- Implementing a formal document control system with version numbering and check-in/check-out procedures (Correct answer)
- Asking coworkers verbally which file is newest before starting
- Saving personal copies of every reference file to a local drive
- Working only from printed drawings to avoid file confusion
Correct answer: Implementing a formal document control system with version numbering and check-in/check-out procedures
Formal document control with versioning ensures everyone references the current authorized revision.
Question 3: In drafting risk management, what does the term 'risk transfer' most commonly refer to?
- Shifting the financial consequences of a risk to another party, such as through insurance or contract clauses (Correct answer)
- Moving a risky task to a later phase of the project schedule
- Assigning a difficult drawing to a more experienced drafter
- Copying risk notes from one drawing sheet to another
Correct answer: Shifting the financial consequences of a risk to another party, such as through insurance or contract clauses
Risk transfer shifts the financial burden of a potential loss to another party via insurance or contractual terms.
Question 4: A drafting firm requires an independent checker to review all drawings before release. This control is an example of which risk mitigation strategy?
- Risk reduction through quality control redundancy (Correct answer)
- Risk acceptance
- Risk avoidance
- Risk exploitation
Correct answer: Risk reduction through quality control redundancy
Independent checking reduces the probability that errors reach the client, which is risk reduction.
Question 5: Which of the following is the greatest liability risk when a drafter reuses details from a previous project without review?
- The detail may not comply with the current project's codes, loads, or site conditions (Correct answer)
- The detail may use a different text font than the new drawing set
- The detail may take longer to insert than drawing it fresh
- The detail may increase the file size of the drawing
Correct answer: The detail may not comply with the current project's codes, loads, or site conditions
Reused details can carry assumptions from the old project that violate the new project's code or design requirements.
Question 6: During a risk assessment, a potential drafting error is rated as low probability but catastrophic impact. According to standard risk matrix practice, how should this risk be handled?
- It still warrants mitigation controls because severity keeps the overall risk level significant (Correct answer)
- It can be ignored because low probability means it is unlikely to happen
- It should be deleted from the risk register to keep the register concise
- It should be handled only if it actually occurs
Correct answer: It still warrants mitigation controls because severity keeps the overall risk level significant
High-severity risks remain significant on a risk matrix even at low probability and require mitigation or contingency planning.
Question 7: What is the primary purpose of maintaining a transmittal log when issuing drawings to contractors?
- To create a verifiable record of who received which revision and when, reducing dispute risk (Correct answer)
- To track how many sheets of paper the office consumes
- To let the drafter skip revision clouds on the drawings
- To replace the need for a drawing revision block
Correct answer: To create a verifiable record of who received which revision and when, reducing dispute risk
A transmittal log proves which revision each party received, protecting the firm in construction disputes.
CD Risk Management & Mitigation 2
A drafter discovers a dimensional conflict between the architectural and structural drawings the day before a submission deadline.
What is the most appropriate risk mitigation action?