How to Handle Risks on the PMP® Exam (and in Real Life)

PMP Exam Prep with Scott Payne · Mar 31, 2025 · 8m

Risks aren't just threats—they're opportunities too. In this episode, I breaks down the five risk response strategies for threats and the five strategies for opportunities, giving you a simple and memorable way to master this key PMP® topic.

You'll learn:

How to handle threats with Accept, Avoid, Mitigate, Transfer, and Escalate strategies

How to handle opportunities with Accept, Exploit, Enhance, Share, and Escalate strategies

Simple memory tricks to lock in these concepts for exam day

Real-world examples that make the ideas stick

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