1. Manage Risk through Simple Project Management Peter Williamson Barker College

2. Sources AS/NZS 4360:2004 Risk Management + HB436:2004 Risk Management Guidelines (PDF copy is $106.52) www.standards.org.auwww.standards.org.au HB:231:2004 Information Security Risk Management Guidelines IS & T Project Management Methodology Toolkit http://web.mit.edu/ist/pmm/toolkit.xls http://web.mit.edu/ist/pmm/toolkit.xls Barker PMM

3. Project success =? To specification On time Within budget Satisfying the user

4. Why projects fail Poor planning Running Late Over budget Scope change Loss of sponsor

5. Tools to use Prince PMBOK Microsoft Project Home grown …the bare essentials.

6. Microsoft Project What actions are needed? What order must they be done in? How long will they take? Who must do them? Deal with the problems that arise.

7. Project Forms Project Status Snapshot Budget Risk Assessment Scope Change Close out

9. Risk Definition - Something that might occur that will have an impact upon objectives. Size = Consequences x Likelihood. Can be good or bad.

10. Risk Management Identify Quantify (impact x probability) Negate Mitigate For good risks encourage & accentuate

11. Identifying Risks Self compiled list Previous projects PESTEL Outside source (AS/NZ Standards)

12. Quantify

13. Negate or Mitigate Find some way of reducing the likelihood or the consequence (or both) of the bad risks. If you can’t eliminate the risk put a plan in place to recover if and when it occurs.

14. Negate audit and compliance programs; contract conditions; formal reviews of requirements, specifications, design, engineering and operations; inspection and process controls; investment and portfolio management; project management preventative maintenance; quality assurance, management and standards; research and development, technological development; structured training and other programs; supervision; testing; organizational arrangements; and technical controls

15. Mitigate contingency planning; contractual arrangements; contract conditions; design features; disaster recovery plans; engineering and structural barriers; fraud control planning; minimizing exposure to sources of risk; portfolio planning; pricing policy and controls; separation or relocation of an activity and resources; public relations; and ex gratia payments.

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