Which term describes the risk that I&T investment fails to provide value commensurate with its cost or is otherwise excessive or wasteful, including the overall I&T investment portfolio?

Which term describes the risk that I&T investment fails to provide value commensurate with its cost or is otherwise excessive or wasteful, including the overall I&T investment portfolio?

• A. Asset Value
• B. Project Ownership Risk
• C. Relevance Risk
• D. Investment (Or Expense) Risk

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is about whether IT investments truly pay off relative to what they cost, and whether the overall mix of initiatives ends up wasteful. Investment (or expense) risk focuses on value realization across the IT portfolio—the chance that spending fails to deliver expected benefits or delivers less value than planned, including cost overruns, misaligned investments, or unnecessary expenditures across multiple initiatives. It specifically addresses the economic viability of the entire set of IT investments, not just a single asset or project. Other risks touch on different concerns: asset value looks at the worth of individual assets themselves, relevance risk concerns whether investments align with strategic objectives, and project ownership risk is about governance and accountability for a project.

The main idea here is about whether IT investments truly pay off relative to what they cost, and whether the overall mix of initiatives ends up wasteful. Investment (or expense) risk focuses on value realization across the IT portfolio—the chance that spending fails to deliver expected benefits or delivers less value than planned, including cost overruns, misaligned investments, or unnecessary expenditures across multiple initiatives. It specifically addresses the economic viability of the entire set of IT investments, not just a single asset or project.

Other risks touch on different concerns: asset value looks at the worth of individual assets themselves, relevance risk concerns whether investments align with strategic objectives, and project ownership risk is about governance and accountability for a project.