Project risk management : a practical implementation approach / Mike Bissonette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bissonette, Mike, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Risk management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania : Project Management Institute, Inc., 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In Project Risk Management: A Practical Implementation Approach, author Michael M. Bissonette not only provides insights into the best ways to implement the traditional techniques of risk management, but also explores innovative new methods that can help modern organizations build their culture, improve financial performance, and ultimately achieve greater success in all of their projects.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: Practical Application of Project Risk Management; Overview; Content; Portfolio Project Risk Management-A Holistic Perspective; Practical Project Risk Management Concerns; Chapter 2: Risk Management-Integral to Project Management; Project Risk Management Fundamentals; General Process Cycles and Related Project Risks; Project Life Cycle Structure; Product Life Cycle; Product Development Cycle; Chapter 2: Summary; Chapter 3: Risk Definitions and General Categories; Definition of Risk

Traditional Definition of RiskPMBOK® Guide Definition of Risk; Causes versus Risks; Risk Metalanguage Statement: Example 1; Risk Metalanguage Statement: Example 2; Risk Description Metalanguage Statement: Example 1; Risk Description Metalanguage Statement: Example 2; The Potential Impact of Risks to Major Project Objectives; Risks to Major Project Objectives; Risk-Severity Definition; Risk Probability and Impact Scales; Risk Categories and Groupings; The Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS); The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); Chapter 3: Summary

Chapter 4: Classical Project Risk Management PracticesPlanning Risk Management; The Risk Management Plan (RMP); 1.0: General Information; 2.0: RPM Methodology; 3.0: Roles and Responsibilities; 4.0: Risk Management Budgeting; 5.0: Risk Management Scheduling and Timing; 6.0: Project Risk Categories; 7.0: Individual (Qualitative) Risk Assessment Definitions; 8.0: Project Stakeholder Tolerances; 9.0: Risk Reporting Formats; 10.0: Initial Project Assessment-Assumptions and Risks; 11.0: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks; The Heart of the Risk Management Process; Chapter 4: Summary

Chapter 5: Determining Individual Project RisksAssumptions versus Risks; Differentiating between Assumptions and Risks; Project Assumption Register; Identifying Individual Project Risks; Practical Methods for Identifying Individual Project Risks; Types of Risks; Project RBS Categories: Causes of Unsuccessful Project Execution; RBS Categories; Practical and Relevant Questions to Ask for Identifying Risks; Chapter 5: Summary; Chapter 6: Project Risks Influenced by the Project Manager and Project Team; Project Plans; Poor Bases of Estimates; Scope Omissions; Invalid Assumptions

Inadequate ContingenciesIdentifying Project Planning Risks; Project Management Controls; Poor Risk Management; Inadequate Cost and Schedule Controls; Poor Requirements Management; Compliance (i.e., Product Quality) Verification Gaps; Poor Metrics; Poor Supplier Management; Poor Trade-Off Analyses; Identifying Project Management Controls Risks; Project Communications; Unclear Priorities; Poor Decisions; Poor Status Reporting; Poor Team Direction; Poor/Inadequate Escalation; Identifying Project Communications Risks; Project Leadership; Inadequate Training/Development

Dysfunction within Team or Organization

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781523103584

1523103582

9781628251401

1628251409

OCLC:

952413909