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Execute the planned response (contingency plan) documented for that risk, led by its risk owner. Then log the event in the issue log and update the risk register to reflect its new status.

A workaround is an unplanned response to a threat or problem that has occurred and had no planned response. It is used when an unidentified risk becomes an issue; afterwards the issue is logged and analyzed so it does not recur.

Options include coaching the team to resolve it themselves, removing it directly as a servant leader, negotiating for resources or decisions with other groups, applying a workaround or re-sequencing work, and escalating through the governance path when it exceeds the PM's authority.

Actively intervene: engage the people outside the team who can remove it, make its impact (e.g., threat to the sprint goal) visible, and escalate if needed, rather than letting it age on the board.

Cost of delay is the value lost per unit of time that work or a decision is held up. Impediments blocking high cost-of-delay items (or many people) should be addressed first.

Stop treating symptoms: perform root cause analysis (e.g., 5 Whys, fishbone diagram), implement corrective or preventive action on the cause, and record the lesson learned.