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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Exploit (Risk Response)

Opportunity response that seeks to ensure the opportunity definitely happens.

Definition

Exploiting removes uncertainty by making the opportunity's probability 100%, for example by assigning the most talented resources.

Example

Assigning the top engineer to guarantee early completion and a bonus.

Exam tip

Exploit is the opportunity counterpart of avoid.

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