IBM interview question

Difference between Risk and Issues in Project Management

Interview Answers

Anonymous

16 Sept 2011

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

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Anonymous

23 Aug 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

11 Apr 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

25 Apr 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

24 Sept 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

6 Mar 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

20 May 2022

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

Anonymous

27 Jul 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

14 Jan 2012

had the same question during IBM internal interview

Anonymous

24 Aug 2012

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