ABSTRACT

What are my chances of completing this project successfully? What could prevent me? How can I anticipate potential threats? These are the kinds of questions you are likely to ask yourself when you become responsible for an important project. And these are the kinds of question Reducing Project Risk will help you answer. Drawing on examples from a variety of business activities as well as on their own extensive experience, the authors propose a systematic approach to dealing with risk. They provide both a conceptual framework and the practical techniques for identifying, analysing and controlling risks of any type. Among other things you will learn: ¢ how to carry out an objective review of the factors involved ¢ how to recognize the warning signs so that you can head off trouble before it strikes ¢ how to take care of the 'people side' of project management. Here is a book that will be welcomed not just by professional project managers but by anyone using human and material resources to accomplish a complex task.

part I|46 pages

Introduction to Risk Management

chapter 1|8 pages

An Overview

chapter 2|13 pages

Project Risk: Origins and Impacts

chapter 3|12 pages

The Psychology of Risk Management

chapter 4|12 pages

Decision-making and Risk Management

part II|70 pages

The Risk Management Process

chapter 5|10 pages

Step One: Risk Identification

chapter 6|28 pages

Step Two: Risk Analysis

chapter 7|22 pages

Step Three: Risk Control

chapter 8|8 pages

Step Four: Risk Reporting

part III|38 pages

Risk Management in Action

chapter 9|104 pages

A Case Study

part IV|14 pages

The Future of Risk Management

chapter 10|12 pages

High Risk in the New Millennium