CCBA® and CBAP® Certifications Study Guide

Element 2: Constraints, assumptions, and dependencies

If we consider the task of assessing risks, it is worth understanding that any constraints, assumptions, or dependencies that have been defined for your change or initiative should also be analyzed in terms of identifying risks. This may result in reformulating the constraint, assumption, or dependency as a risk and then managing it as such going forward.

Let's clarify this scenario with a real-world example:

You have purchased a new property, but there is a condition on the purchase contract that says that it is dependent on the sale of your existing property. This dependency in itself can be seen as a risk to the property purchase process and needs to be identified and assessed.