IBM Interview Question

Difference between Risk and Issues in Project Management

Interview Answers

Anonymous

Sep 16, 2011

Risk is something you anticipate in Project whereas Issue is something that is already happened in Project

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Anonymous

Aug 23, 2013

Risk is something that can happen in future while issue is a current event, something that has already happened. Risk may or may not occur but issue is a problem that has already occurred. Issues tend to need a more reactive responses while Risks require proactive planning. Risk can be predictable and will be preventable. But if there is an issue, its cause of bad planning and execution.

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Anonymous

Apr 11, 2012

? Issue- potential to impact – have a plan to mitigate. (Is a "Known") ? Risk – We can devise plans to mitigate but no expected ETA.(several unknowns)- Also Risk can become an opportunity

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Anonymous

Apr 25, 2013

Risk events are identified in advance, it may or may not happen. Once a Risk gets realized, it has a potential to become an issue.

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Anonymous

Sep 24, 2015

Risks can be anticipated in advance by careful analysis of dependency factors or limitations. where as issues are already known problems.

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Anonymous

Mar 6, 2022

Risk is very high to excute any project because issue to transforming a new product and supply other to remember the whole things.

Anonymous

May 20, 2022

Risks can be anticipated in advance by careful analysis of dependency factors or limitations. where as issues are already known problems.

Anonymous

Jul 27, 2012

Risk is something that can happen in..coz of some problems and the issue is something created due to these risk..

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Anonymous

Jan 14, 2012

had the same question during IBM internal interview

Anonymous

Aug 24, 2012

Risk is the challenging attitude of a duty in human mind. Issue is the after effect and man made attitude against duty.