Avoid

Avoid is one of the three Strategies for Negative Risks or Threats(one of the tools and techniques of the Risk Response Planning).

Avoid is to eliminate the root cause of the risk/threat or change the project plan to eliminate/avoid the risk/threat.  Project Risks can be avoided by properly documenting the project scope and requirements.

Example for Avoid, you plan to buy 150 Unix server model XXX during May 2008 to setup your UAT & Production environment. You hear from the hardware vendor that the XXX model server delivery may get delayed due to higher volume order and lower stock in warehouse. To avoid the delay in UAT & Production environment setup, you may plan to buy model YYY(similar or better configuration of model XXX) which is easily available. This will avoid the potential delay in UAT & Production environment setup.

-Posted by Dhana