SoCal Movie Company produces movies at a studio in Southern California. The risk manager decided to identify the range of potential consequences associated with various risks that the company faces. For example, if a severe earthquake occurred while the company was filming a movie, there could be deaths and injuries, destruction of movie sets, delays in production, costs associated with filming at an alternative location, and loss of reputation and good will. The type of analysis performed by the risk manager is called _______.

a. HAZOP analysisb. SWOT analysisc. Sensitivity analysisd. Scenario analysis

Scenario analysis is defined as the process of analysing future occurences by choosing present alternatives. It shows different future possibilities of an event, and not just one.

It is a for of projection analysis.

For example the manager's analysis is: if a severe earthquake occurred while the company was filming a movie, there could be deaths and injuries, destruction of movie sets, delays in production, costs associated with filming at an alternative location, and loss of reputation and good will.