Learn in the textbookRisk Management and Response Strategies
DefinitionAvoidance (回避) is the response of changing or dropping the plan or task that causes a risk, so that the risk has no chance to occur.
ExplanationTaking a feature that would do serious damage if it failed out of this release, or removing a process that involves dangerous work from the plan, are examples of avoidance. Because the cause is gone from the plan, that risk's probability and impact no longer need attention. The trade-off is that the changed plan may deliver fewer features or a smaller scope, or create extra work elsewhere.
AnalogyIt is like someone afraid of heights never choosing the tour that climbs an observation tower. Skip that tour and there is simply no scary moment to face.
Memory hookThink of a detour: rather than driving through the hazard, you change the route of the plan itself so the hazard is never on it.