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The Risk Management Process in Project Management

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When you start the planning process for a project, one of the first things you need to think about is: what can go wrong? Issues will inevitably come up, and you need a mitigation strategy in place to know how to manage risks on your project. What is Risk Management on Projects?

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Uncovering the Benefits of Clear Risk Statements

Project Risk Coach

I've looked at many risk registers through the years, and I've had difficulty understanding the risks many times. The risk statements were vague and lacked consistency. In this article, let's explore the benefits of clear risk statements. The risk statement is ambiguous.

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Uncovering the Role of Risk Owners in Agile Projects

Project Risk Coach

It's a simple question, "Who owns the risks in agile projects?" In this article, let's uncover the role of risk owners and how to perform risk management in agile projects. What is a Risk Owner? Power up your risk Management course - start today!

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What are the Risk Management Roles in Projects and Programs?

Project Risk Coach

This article will provide clear guidance on how to define and assign risk management roles and responsibilities for projects and programs. Ensuring that all of the risks are addressed can be a daunting task, particularly for larger, complex projects. Yes, agile projects have risks too.

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Successful Change Management with Enterprise Risk Management

Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services

Join us as we discuss the various tangents of data and the change management process that will help you make better risk-based business decisions to save time and money for your organization.

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What Is Project Risk? 7 Project Risks to Track

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Controlling risk is one of the most important areas of project management. Project managers need to know how to identify, track and mitigate project risk. Let’s learn what is project risk, some common examples and how can you manage it. What Is Project Risk?

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What Is Change Management? Process & Models Explained

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There are several organizational change management strategies that can be applied to manage work, resources, business processes and budget allocations as well as different types of organizational changes. Just as the grieving process has five stages, so does the change process.

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How to Communicate Risks

Project Risk Coach

And one of the most important things to communicate is your risks. How do you communicate risks? Communicating Project Risks 1. Analyze Your Risks We cannot communicate the things that we don’t understand. As risks are identified, assign a risk owner.

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Manufacturing Process Planning: Steps, Types & Benefits

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Manufacturers need to have a process by which to make or assemble their products. Before they go into production, therefore, they must engage in what’s called process planning. Learn what process planning is, including why it’s so important and the different types there are.

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How to Identify and Manage Emerging Risks

Project Risk Coach

Ask 10 different risk management experts to define emerging risks, and you will likely receive different points of view. In this article, let's define emerging risks, discuss ways to identify them, and look at different ways to manage these risks. What are Emerging Risks?

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Process Implementation: A Quick Guide

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As a business grows, it needs to look at new processes or ways to improve the processes it has in place. Whatever the objectives, process implementation is how they achieve these goals. What Is Process Implementation? What Is a Process Implementation Plan?

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Are You Making These Risk Response Mistakes?

Project Risk Coach

Risk management is an important part of the decision-making process for any project. It involves identifying, assessing, and responding to potential risks that could impact the project. So, what do I mean by risk response mistake? 10 Risk Response Mistakes 1.

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12 Sure-Fire Ways to Improve Project Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

In a one-on-one meeting, I asked Mike how he was identifying, analyzing, and managing his risks. His response revealed his belief in risk management but a lack of actual application with his teams. Warren Buffett says, "Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing."

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Project Risk Management: From Principles to Methods

Project Risk Coach

In this article, let’s see how the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh and Sixth Editions differ, explore the Risk Principle in the Seventh Edition, and look at how risk management methods relate to principles. 3 The Risk Management Principle 4 What is a Method?

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PMI-RMP: Monitor Risks

Project Risk Coach

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 6th Edition defines Monitor Risks as “the process of monitoring the implementation of agreed-upon risk response plans, tracking identified risks, identifying and analyzing new risks, and evaluating risk process effectiveness throughout the project.”

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What is Project Risk?

Project Risk Coach

If you say the word “risk” to ten people, each person may think of something different— insurance, threats, investments, bets, or potential loss. As we manage project teams, it's critical that you and your team members have a common understanding of what project risk means. Otherwise, people will be confused by your risk management efforts. It is no wonder that there is so much confusion about the meaning of risk. Next, agree on a definition for project risk.

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8 Free Risk Management Templates for Excel

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Although it’s impossible to predict the future, with these free risk management templates, you can better prepare for the unexpected and be more apt to keep your project on track. Download these free risk management templates and gain more control over your project.

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Resource Management: Process, Tools & Techniques

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Resource management is the process of planning, scheduling and allocating resources to complete a project. Project managers are in charge of overseeing the resource management process from start to finish. Resource Management Process.

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Risk Analysis 101: How to Analyze Project Risk

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Before you’re able to analyze the risk in your project, you have to acknowledge that risk is going to happen in your project. By planning for risks, you begin the process of knowing how to identify, monitor and close out risks when they show up in your project.

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30 Quick Risk Evaluation Tips

Project Risk Coach

In this article, I share 30 risk evaluation tips to help you tap into your genius. Use some of these tips to help you and your project teams determine which risks matter most. One of the top reasons for evaluating risks is to determine which risks are most significant.

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4 Tips for Developing a Risk Management Plan

Project Risk Coach

Let’s talk about how to plan your risk management. First Things First Some people think of risk management plans in the wrong way. Risk management plans are not a list of risks and how you plan to respond. That's your project risk register.

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PMBOK® Seventh Edition Principles and Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

This edition is a principles-based guide as opposed to the process-based guide of the Sixth Edition. In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Build Quality into Processes and Deliverables 9. Optimize Risk Responses 11.

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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. Risk breakdown structures.

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How to Build and Use a Risk Register

Project Risk Coach

Project managers constantly think about risks, both threats and opportunities. Let’s consider a simple but powerful tool to capture and manage your risks—the Risk Register. What to Include in a Risk Register. The Risk Register is simply a list of risk-related information including but not limited to: Risk Description. Consider using this syntax: Cause -> Risk -> Impact. ” Risk Owner. Probability Risk Rating.

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7 Ways to Identify Risks

Project Risk Coach

Successful project managers have a common trait – they identify and manage risks. Let’s look at seven tools and techniques to identify risks. They get the team together, identify lots of risks, and enter them into an Excel spreadsheet. However, the risks are never discussed again. What happens when project managers and their team fail to identify risks in an iterative fashion? Risks are not identified and turn into more costly issues.

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Qualitative vs. Quantitative Risk Analysis

Project Risk Coach

In this blog post, we will explore the differences between qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. And when should you perform these processes? Qualitative Risk Analysis Once you've identified your risks, it's important to evaluate your risks.

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Using a Risk Assessment Matrix for a Qualitative Risk Analysis

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All projects have risks, but not all risks are the same. There are many potential risks that can affect a project and you need to have a risk management process in place to manage them. To assess the level of risk, use a risk matrix.

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How Poor Risk Management Is Hurting Your Program

Project Risk Coach

Poor risk management is costly. Program managers are caught off guard by emerging risks. And these risks may turn into issues costing more time and money. We can identify risks early. Let's look at the cost of poor risk management through the example of Tom Whitley.

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Risk Breakdown Structure for Projects: A Complete Guide to RBS

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Risks will arise and threaten the successful delivery of your project. Using a risk breakdown structure (RBS) is how you prepare for the unexpected. A risk breakdown structure is great for identifying and prioritizing risks so you know which will be more or less impactful.

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How to Respond to Project Risks

Project Risk Coach

Once we've identified our project risks, we should plan and implement responses. We can optimize our risk responses over time. Project Risk Strategies How Can We Respond to Risks? Notice how the risk strategies for threats and opportunities are mirror opposites.

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Change Control Board: Roles, Responsibilities & Processes

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Through this process of detailed examination, the change control board decides on the viability of the change request or makes recommendations accordingly. The change manager is responsible for documenting the change management process and the necessary plans to implement the change.

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The Risk Management Plan

Project Risk Coach

Most of your project problems can be avoided or greatly reduced through risk management. The simple act of identifying and discussing risks goes a long way towards reducing problems in your project. Let’s look at how to start the risk management process. How will you identify risks? How often will you perform risk management activities? Who will own the project risks. If you have a PMO, see if they have a risk management template.

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Construction Risk Management: An Introduction

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How do you meet your deadline while managing all that risk? The answer is construction risk management. It can be mind-bogglingly complex, which is you should make a detailed construction risk management plan. What Is Construction Risk Management?

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6 Tools and Techniques for Controlling Risks

Project Risk Coach

Changes in project risks are inevitable. As a project progresses, the probability and impact of current risks change, new risks emerge, and residual risks may increase or decrease. How can project managers optimize their risk responses and get the results they are looking for? Tom started his project with a risk identification exercise with several stakeholders resulting in a list of 77 risks. Risk Control Tools and Techniques. Risk audit.

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How to Identify Scope Risks

Project Risk Coach

8 ways to identify scope risks Some project managers struggle to identify scope risks. Second, individuals may not know HOW to identify scope risks. Either way, the failure to identify (and manage) scope risks can be costly. What are Scope Risks? Risks are uncertain events or conditions, that if they occur, will have a positive or negative effect on the project objectives. What are some examples of scope-related risks?

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CM at Risk (CMAR): Pros & Cons of Construction Management at Risk Delivery Method

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Construction management at risk, also known as CM at Risk or CMAR, is a construction management approach that’s been gaining popularity. But that doesn’t mean CM at risk is right for you as there are pros and cons to this innovative approach. CM at Risk Pros & Cons.

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How to Evaluate Risk Velocity

Project Risk Coach

Life is filled with risks. Some risks occur slowly. Let’s look at how to evaluate risk velocity and why it matters. What is Risk Velocity? Risk velocity is the time to impact. Think of velocity as an estimate of the time frame within which a risk may occur. Why Risk Velocity Matters. When the velocity is low, we have more time to respond to the risks. The risk owner has time to develop a contingency plan (i.e., Risk Score.

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Risk Management Process Explained (+resources, templates)

PM Basics

Risk management is arguably the most crucial piece in my project management approach. Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. You’ll get the whole risk management process below. Risk management is not free of charge.

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Project Management Processes & Phases

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If so, it might be time to start implementing proven project management processes and phases at your organization in order to bring your company’s workflow under control. At first, the concept of the project management process and its practical adaption can seem a little daunting, but this article will give you everything you need to set up PM processes and phases at your business. Risk: Note changes in risk throughout the project and respond accordingly.

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Project Evaluation Process: Definition, Methods & Steps

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To do so, they go through what’s called the project evaluation process and make use of project management software to help them manage their team’s work, plan and evaluate their project performance. Project evaluation is the process of measuring the success of a project, program or portfolio.

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