5.4. Remove Impediments and Manage Issues
💡 First Principle: This task distinguishes a risk (something that might happen) from an issue (something that has happened) and from an impediment (something actively blocking progress right now) — the correct response and urgency differ for each, and recognizing which one you're facing is the tested skill.
Enablers: evaluate the impact of impediments, prioritize and highlight impediments, determine and apply an intervention strategy, continually reassess that impediments/obstacles/blockers are being addressed, recognize when a risk becomes an issue, and collaborate with stakeholders on resolving issues.
"Recognize when a risk becomes an issue" is the pivot point tested most often: once a previously-identified risk materializes, it moves out of the risk register's proactive planning and into active issue management — treating a materialized risk as still "just a risk to monitor" delays the response it now needs.
⚠️ Exam Trap: Continuing to "monitor" something in the scenario that has already clearly occurred. Once it's happened, it's an issue requiring resolution, not a risk requiring continued monitoring.
