Your manufacturing project is in the execution phase. A critical supplier informs you that a key component will be delayed by three weeks due to material shortages. This component is on the critical path and was scheduled to be delivered in two weeks. You review your risk register and find that supplier delays were identified as a risk, with a mitigation strategy to identify alternate suppliers. However, no alternate suppliers were pre-qualified. What should you do first?

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The correct answer is A. When a risk occurs that was previously identified with a planned response, the first action is to implement the response strategy from the risk register. Even though alternate suppliers weren't pre-qualified (a gap in planning), the mitigation strategy was documented and should be executed immediately. Option E might seem appealing as it suggests evaluating options, but this analysis should have been done during risk response planning. Since the risk was identified with a mitigation approach, the immediate action is to execute that approach. Option B accepts the delay without exploring mitigation, option C is unnecessary since the risk was already analyzed during planning, and option D jumps to a solution without following the planned response process. The key distinction is between executing a planned response (correct) versus re-analyzing or immediately accepting impact (incorrect).

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