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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Risks matter. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. However, at the beginning of your project when your risk log is empty, it can be a bit of a challenge to think of all the stuff that might need to go on there.

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How to improve the release frequency of your team?

Scrum.org

Goal-setting theory (Locke, 1981) shows that people are more motivated by short-term, tangible goals than by long-term goals, especially when they can influence the goals being set. Chow & Cao (2008) surveyed 109 Agile projects. Each iteration then provides a clear short-term that teams can work towards.

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Creating a Risk Register: All You Need to Know

Epicflow Blog

Project management goes hand in hand with uncertainty and risks. The present-day disruptions caused by the pandemic bits and pieces, military conflicts, and geopolitical tensions can only increase the number of risks that projects will be exposed to. . Risk Register: Definition and Purpose . How to Create a Risk Register?

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

They let you know whether you can go overspent or what risk mitigation actions are the right ones for this point in the project. It was a much smaller group, and focused on strategic decision making instead of day-to-day problem solving and risk management. Risks and issues. They should help guide you to project success.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Effective Project Communications Management to Avoid Misunderstandings and Delays

Project Pulse Journal

By prioritizing clear and consistent communication, project managers can significantly reduce the risks associated with miscommunication and ensure that all stakeholders have the information they need to make informed decisions and take appropriate actions. Stakeholder Mapping: Begin by identifying all the project stakeholders.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs.