Domain 2 · Objective reference 2B1 · Chapter 10 of 35
Choose and combine risk responses
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Remember this: Treatment changes risk; acceptance assigns a decision.
Explore the anchors
Stop or redesign the risky activity.
Concept matching activity
Match this task or description to its concept:
Change exposure or contractual allocation.
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What this chapter explains
- Management concept and decision mechanism
- Compare realistic options
Management concept and decision mechanism
Avoidance removes the activity creating exposure; mitigation changes likelihood or consequence; transfer allocates selected effects; acceptance retains risk through authorized decision. Responses can be combined. Insurance and supplier compensation do not necessarily restore service or remove legal and reputational consequences. Compare options against business objectives, obligations, costs, feasibility and residual exposure. Identify interim safeguards and verification. Acceptance should state duration, conditions and review triggers; approval based on a planned control must be distinguished from approval supported by an already effective control.
Compare realistic options
Risk responses may include avoiding an activity, reducing exposure, sharing some consequences through arrangements such as insurance, or retaining an understood exposure. Evaluate feasibility, cost, time, and the remaining risk for each option. A single response may combine several measures.
For a vulnerable service, possible actions include restricting access, implementing a supported replacement, or retiring an unused function. Compare the operational consequences of each action. A temporary restriction may reduce exposure while a permanent change is prepared, but it needs an owner and a review date.
Worked example
A supplier outage clause provides compensation, while the customer still funds alternate processing for the critical business activity.
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Which part of outage risk does a compensation clause not necessarily address?
Show explanation
The operational interruption, customer effect and retained obligations can remain even if some financial loss is covered.
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