Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project

Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project

<b>Winner of the Project Management Institute's David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award 2010</b> </p> </p> It's no wonder that project managers spend so much time focusing their attention on risk identification. Important projects tend to be time constrained, pose huge technical challenges, and suffer from a lack of adequate resources. <i>Identifying and Managing Project Risk</i>, now updated and consistent with the very latest Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)(R) Guide, takes readers through every phase of a project, showing them how to consider the possible risks involved at every point in the process. </p> </p> Drawing on real-world situations and hundreds of examples, the book outlines proven methods, demonstrating key ideas for project risk planning and showing how to use high-level risk assessment tools. Analyzing aspects such as available resources, project scope, and scheduling, this new edition also explores the growing area of Enterprise Risk Management. Comprehensive and completely up-to-date, this book helps readers determine risk factors thoroughly and decisively...before a project gets derailed. </p>