Description
An essential reference for project and program managers, this book provides simplified concepts and the tools necessary to assess, prioritise, and manage high-risk projects and tasks The author delivers hands-on, practical information including: Proven methods of integrating risk management into business and project planning Clear templates and models for preparing risk management plans Hard-nosed but easily-applied risk assessment tools such as sensitivity analysis Tips for setting up risk management process and support systems Bruce Barkley (Cummings, GA) is a project management consultant and a facility member at the Kellog Graduate School of Management. ABOUT THE AUTHOR PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THIS BOOK Introduction Chapter 1: Preparing the Organization: Building a Risk Management Culture Chapter 2: The Business Risk Framework Chapter 3: Doable Tools: Applying Tools Strategically Chapter 4: Demystifying Risk: Using the PMI PMBOK Chapter 5: Making Risk Policy: A Risk-Based Management Manual Chapter 6: Risk Matrix Samples Chapter 7: A Case in Risk and Microsoft Project Chapter 8: Customer-Driven Project Management, TQM, and Risk Chapter 9: Strategic Planning and Risk — The Eastern Case Chapter 10: Risk Lessons Learned and the Project Risk Audit APPENDIX A: COST AND RISK EXERCISES — HOW TO RISK AND COST WORK IN A REAL PROJECT SETTING? APPENDIX B: RISK-BASED PROJECT SCHEDULE APPENDIX C: DEMYSTIFYING BUSINESS AND PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
