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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects. Risk management is the most important of your project controls. So what exactly is project risk management? Risk breakdown structures.

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Risks in the project: an overview

Inloox

Know the risks in your project! Risk management plays an enormously important role in project management. The task here is to identify, analyze, control and ultimately minimize risks. Although some risks can be eliminated with a suitable solution strategy, certain risks can never be completely avoided in the project context.

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Don’t ignore appetite when it comes to risk response!

Kiron Bondale

The author asked what needs to be considered when planning risk responses. The majority of the answers offered focused on characteristics of the individual risks themselves such as their probability, impact, ability to be responded to and so on.

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PMOs Shifting from Watchdogs to Strategic Enablers

Project Risk Coach

Third, some PMO managers lack authority and relational influence in the organization. Based on the SWOT analysis, define clear, results-oriented goals. Additionally, define the roles of the PMO. While many organizations perform risk management informally, a more structured approach has its benefits.

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The 3 Most Important Things that Define Your Project

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We all know that defining your project well is the foundation of good project management. Your stakeholders have different levels of authority and influence. To be OK in practice, you also need to have enough contingency in each of them, to accommodate the level of risk in your project. Without it, you’re managing a mess.

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Is the triple constraint in project management still relevant? (Spoiler: No!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Factors such as risks , resources (human and otherwise), expectations or even R&D or technology issues for ground-breaking tech projects can be considered as constraints. The 6 project constraints are time, cost, scope (as per the triangle) and then quality, risk and resources. Going live with innovative new solutions?

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

They might be influenced by market conditions (risk appetite statements might change, for example, if the market suddenly gets a lot more competitive). They serve the same purpose – to influence the context and environment for the project – except they are external influences instead of internal influences.

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