A. Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated
B. Removed, Owned, Accepted, Managed
C. Resolved, Owned, Acknowledged, Managed
D. Removed, Owned, Acknowledged, Mitigated
The Correct Answer is
A. Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated
The program risks that have been identified during PI Planning are categorized as ROAM, which stands for Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated.
Why this is correct
- Resolved: Risks that can be immediately addressed or have already been addressed during the PI Planning event itself are marked as resolved.
- Owned: Risks that cannot be resolved immediately are assigned an owner. This person is responsible for managing the risk, including monitoring its status and taking necessary actions.
- Accepted: Some risks may be deemed acceptable as they are. This means that the cost or effort to mitigate the risk outweighs the potential impact, so the decision is made to simply accept the risk and its potential consequences.
- Mitigated: For risks that are neither resolved immediately nor accepted, strategies are developed to reduce their impact or likelihood. These risks are actively managed with mitigation plans.
Why the others are not as correct
- Removed, Owned, Accepted, Managed: While “Owned” and “Accepted” are correct, “Removed” and “Managed” are not part of the standard ROAM categorization. “Resolved” is the correct term, not “Removed,” and while all risks need to be managed in some form, “Mitigated” specifically refers to actions taken to lessen the risk’s impact.
- Resolved, Owned, Acknowledged, Managed: “Acknowledged” is not part of the ROAM acronym. Instead, “Accepted” is used to indicate risks that the team has decided to accept without immediate plans for mitigation. “Managed” is also not part of the acronym; “Mitigated” is the correct term.
- Removed, Owned, Acknowledged, Mitigated: This option incorrectly includes “Removed” and “Acknowledged.” The correct terms, as per the ROAM categorization used in PI Planning within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), are “Resolved” and “Accepted.”
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