Risk Assessment & Management Flashcards
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Which of the following is a leading indicator that a performance improvement intervention is at risk of failing during implementation?
Answer: Low manager reinforcement of new behaviors
Without manager reinforcement, newly acquired skills often fail to transfer to the job, regardless of how well the training was received.
When assessing organizational readiness for change as part of risk management, a CPT should PRIMARILY evaluate:
Answer: Leadership commitment, culture, and past change history
Organizational readiness depends on whether leadership supports the change, whether the culture can absorb it, and whether prior change efforts succeeded.
A performance improvement intervention targets sales behavior change, but the incentive structure still rewards old behaviors. This represents:
Answer: An environmental system risk that undermines the intervention
When environmental systems like incentives, tools, or feedback loops contradict the desired behavior, the intervention is undermined regardless of its quality.
During risk identification for a large-scale performance initiative, brainstorming with diverse stakeholders is valuable PRIMARILY because:
Answer: It surfaces blind spots and context-specific risks not visible to the CPT alone
Diverse stakeholder perspectives reveal risks embedded in specific roles, systems, and local contexts that an outside consultant may overlook.
A CPT is asked to evaluate a risk's 'risk appetite' in the client organization. What does this term mean?
Answer: The level of risk the organization is willing to accept in pursuit of its goals
Risk appetite defines the threshold of acceptable risk exposure that the organization tolerates before taking action to reduce or avoid the risk.
Which of the following BEST describes a 'trigger' in the context of a risk management plan?
Answer: A pre-defined indicator that signals a risk is about to occur or has occurred
A risk trigger is an early warning signal that alerts the team to activate a contingency plan before the risk fully materializes.
A performance improvement project risks losing organizational support if early wins are not demonstrated. What strategy BEST addresses this risk?
Answer: Designing the project to deliver visible short-term results alongside long-term goals
Structuring the project to produce quick wins builds organizational confidence and sustains stakeholder commitment through longer implementation cycles.