Project Risk Management Technology & Digital Applications 4

Question 1

A project manager is evaluating whether to deploy software updates during a major product launch. The risk of deployment failure during peak traffic is rated HIGH. The BEST response is to:

Accepted Answer

Defer the update until after the launch window using a change freeze

Answer

A change freeze during high-risk periods prevents deployment failures from compounding launch risks.

Question 2

Which metric BEST quantifies the risk exposure of a software project experiencing frequent unplanned outages?

Accepted Answer

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)

Answer

MTBF measures reliability frequency while MTTR measures recovery speed—together they quantify operational risk exposure.

Question 3

A project is using a microservices architecture. Which risk is UNIQUELY elevated compared to a monolithic architecture?

Accepted Answer

Cascading failure risk across interdependent services

Answer

Microservices introduce inter-service dependencies where one service failure can cascade and bring down dependent services.

Question 4

A project team is building a customer-facing mobile app. A risk is identified that the app may not perform adequately on older devices. This is BEST addressed through:

Accepted Answer

Device compatibility testing on target device matrix before release

Answer

Testing across a defined device matrix before release identifies performance issues early enough to fix them.

Question 5

When a project team stores sensitive project data in a public cloud, which risk consideration is MOST critical during planning?

Accepted Answer

Data residency, sovereignty, and regulatory compliance requirements

Answer

Regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) dictate where data can be stored and processed, creating compliance risk if ignored.

Project Risk Management Practice Test

Project Risk Management Practice Test

Project Risk Management Technology & Digital Applications 4