1. 7-1 Risk Management Chapter 7 Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

2. 7-2 Risk Risk management - the art and science of identifying, analyzing, and responding to risk factors throughout the life of a project and in the best interest of its objectives. Project risk – any possible event that can negatively affect the viability of a project Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

3. 7-3 Risk Vs Amount at Stake Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Phase 1 Conceive (C) Phase 2 Develop (D) Phase 3 Execute (E) Phase 4 Finish (F) Time $ Value Increasing Risk Total Project Life Cycle Amount at stake PlanProduce Opportunity and risk Period of highest risk impact Combined risk impact

4. 7-4 Process of Risk Management What is likely to happen? What can be done? What are the warning signs? What are the likely outcomes? Project Risk = (Probability of Event)(Consequences of Event) Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

5. 7-5 Four Stages of Risk Management 1.Risk identification 2.Analysis of probability and consequences 3.Risk mitigation strategies 4.Control and documentation Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

6. 7-6 Risk Clusters Financial Technical Contractual/Legal Commercial Execution Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Common Types Absenteeism Resignation Staff pulled away Time overruns Skills unavailable Ineffective Training Specs incomplete Change orders

7. 7-7 Risk Factor Identification  Brainstorming meetings  Expert opinion  Past history  Multiple (or team based) assessments Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

8. 7-8 Risk Impact Matrix Consequences Likelihood High Low High Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

9. 7-9 Project Risk Scoring 1.Identify factors and assess the probability (P f ) and consequences (C f ) of failure 2.Calculate overall probability & consequence 3.Calculate overall risk factor Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

10. 7-10 Risk Mitigation Strategies Accept Minimize Share Transfer Contingency Reserves – Task contingency – Managerial contingency Mentoring Cross training Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

11. 7-11 Control & Documentation Help managers classify and codify risks, responses, and outcomes Change management report system answers What? Who? When? Why? How? Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

12. 7-12 Project Risk Analysis & Management Extends risk management over project’s life cycle Key Features of PRAM  Risk management follows a life cycle  Risk management strategy changes over the project life cycle  Synthesized, coherent approach Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

13. 7-13 Nine Phases of Risk Assessment 1.Define 2.Focus 3.Identify 4.Structure 5.Clarify ownership of risks 6.Estimate 7.Evaluate 8.Plan 9.Manage Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

14. 7-14 Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall