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Project Risk Management: How-to guide (with tips)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Risk management is a staple skill of project managers. As the project environments we work in get more and more complex, with greater levels of uncertainty and more transformative, disruptive projects, being able to deal with risk remains top of the list of desirable skills for managers in all areas of business.

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Bowtie Analysis for Risk Management: Example & Template Included

ProjectManager.com

This is called risk, and project management has created risk management tools to address these uncertainties. Well break down the bowtie model and explain when to do a bowtie risk assessment, including a bowtie diagram in an example to make the concept fully understandable. Risk cards can identify potential problems.

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What Is a RAID Log and Why Should I Use One?

ProjectManager.com

Risks are a bit different than issues; risks are issues that haven’t happened yet. By identifying what risks are probable, you can prepare for them and have a response in place if and when they show up in your project. That’s called risk or issue management. Risks are the potential problems lurking in your project.

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Embracing Positive Risk: A Path to Innovation

Scrum.org

We often think of risk as a negative force, something to be avoided or mitigated. If you ask most middle managers what their main job is, a majority will reflect that they manage the flow of work to their people and manage the risks of the work. We might prioritize rigid processes over flexibility or discourage experimentation.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks. Data That Drives Impact 📊 Learn how qualitative and quantitative data improve grant tracking, reporting, and organizational decision-making.

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Organizational Project Management (OPM) Basics

ProjectManager.com

Organizations have strategies to achieve their long-term goals, whether that’s to increase sales, launch a new product or build new facilities. This is done by a variety of skills and techniques, led by a project manager and includes defining project scope, identifying deliverables, managing risks and effective communication across teams.

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What Is Project Risk? 7 Project Risks to Track

ProjectManager.com

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? Get started for free today.

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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

We’ll explore how brands can integrate a modern commerce solution within their existing infrastructure to move faster, adapt to market changes, and fuel long-term growth without the risks of a full migration. The next era of enterprise commerce is here - discover how a modern platform fits into your strategy. Reserve your spot now!

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

🔄 Composability 101: Discover how modular architecture boosts agility, lower risk, and unlock scalability. 🧰 Mitigation without Mayhem: Proven strategies and paths for transitioning off SAP with minimal disruption. Understand the urgency of modernizing legacy platforms before the July 2026 deadline.

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Successful Change Management with Enterprise Risk Management

Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services

Your ERM program generally assesses and maintains detailed information related to strategy, operations, and the remediation plans needed to mitigate the impact on the organization. Organize ERM strategy, operations, and data. It is the tangents of this data that are vital to a successful change management process.

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A CHRO’s Perspective on Substance Use in the Workplace: Supportive Strategies to Help Your Workforce Thrive

Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

Among people who have been experiencing depression (64% more likely) and anxiety (41% more likely), which have also become more prevalent over the last 18 months, the risk is even higher. Join this important webinar that addresses: How to identify employees at risk for - or experiencing - AUD or SUD in your workforce.

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Navigating Chaos in Project Management

It covers topics like centralized reporting, standardized metrics, communication, training, risk management, and alignment reviews. By implementing these strategies, project managers can improve efficiency and achieve their project goals. This text offers practical guidance for project managers navigating diverse frameworks.

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Everything You Need to Know About Crypto

Speaker: Ryan McInerny, CAMS, FRM, MSBA - Principal, Product Strategy

With 20% of Americans owning cryptocurrencies, speaking "fluent crypto" in the financial sector ensures you are prepared to discuss growth and risk management strategies when the topic arises. May 18th, 2023 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 5:30 pm BST

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How to Avoid Pitfalls In Automation: Keep Humans In the Loop

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. 🕵 Learn Strategies to Integrate Human Oversight with Automation: Discover best practices for training teams to collaborate effectively with automated systems and ensuring a smooth transition to automation.

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Driving Business Impact for PMs

Speaker: Jon Harmer, Product Manager for Google Cloud

You will deepen your understanding of your customers and their needs as well as identifying and de-risking the different kinds of hypotheses built into your roadmap. Understand how your work contributes to your company's strategy and learn to apply frameworks to ensure your features solve user problems that drive business impact.