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

  • 7h 25m
  • Tom Kendrick
  • AMACOM
  • 2015

Projects - especially complex ones - are inherently risky. Between time constraints, technical challenges, and resource issues, things can easily go wrong - making the identification of potential risks an essential component of every project manager's job. Fully updated and consistent with the Risk Management Professional (RMP) certification and the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ®), Identifying and Managing Project Risk remains the definitive resource for project managers seeking to guard against failure. Drawing on real-world situations and hundreds of examples, the book outlines the risk management process and provides proven methods for project risk planning. Readers will learn how to use high-level risk assessment tools, implement a system for monitoring and controlling projects, and properly document every consideration. Analyzing aspects such as project scope, available resources, and scheduling, the third edition also offers fresh guidance on program risk management, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, simulation and modeling, and significant "non-project" risks. This practical book will help readers eliminate surprises and keep projects on track.

About the Author

TOM KENDRICK, PMP, has over 35 years of project and program experience, including senior positions with Hewlett-Packard and Visa. A respected author, he received PMI’s David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award for the previous edition of this book. He is the Program Director for Project Management at UC Berkeley Extension.

In this Book

  • Why Project Risk Management?
  • Planning for Risk Management
  • Identifying Project Scope Risk
  • Identifying Project Schedule Risk
  • Identifying Project Resource Risk
  • Managing Project Constraints and Documenting Risks
  • Quantifying and Analyzing Activity Risks
  • Managing Activity Risks
  • Quantifying and Analyzing Project Risk
  • Managing Project Risk
  • Monitoring and Controlling Risky Projects
  • Closing Projects
  • Program, Portfolio, and Enterprise Risk Management
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix—Selected Detail from the PERIL Database
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