Risk domain — opportunities (the five positive strategies)

Opportunities are positive risks. PMBOK 8e gives five symmetrical strategies — three are renamed twins of the threat list: Escalate, Exploit (twin of avoid — *ensure* it happens), Share (twin of transfer — give it to a third party better able to capture it), Enhance (twin of mitigate — increase probability or impact), Accept (same word, same logic for low-priority opportunities).

Exploit: actions to make the opportunity *definitely* happen — increase probability to 100%. Example: assign your best engineers to ensure an early-completion bonus is captured. Share: bring in a partner (joint venture, special-purpose company) better positioned to realise the opportunity. Enhance: increase probability OR impact — e.g., add resources to accelerate a likely-but-not-certain early finish. Accept: low-priority; active acceptance includes a contingency reserve to take advantage if the opportunity materialises.

Most-tested pattern on the exam: candidates instinctively pick *avoid* or *mitigate* when the scenario describes an opportunity. The setup is deliberately easy to misread. Slow down: 'might finish two weeks early' = opportunity; the correct verbs are exploit / share / enhance / accept — not avoid or mitigate.