QLDA - Chapter 7-Managing Risk
QLDA - Chapter 7-Managing Risk
QLDA - Chapter 7-Managing Risk
CHAPTER 7:
UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE - MARKETING
FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MANAGING RISK
CHAPTER 7:
MANAGING RISK
Organizations use Risk Breakdown Structures (RBSs) A risk profile is a list of questions that address traditional
areas of uncertainty on a project.
1. Scenario analysis is the easiest and most commonly Risk Assessment Form
2. Probability Analysis
PERT (Program Evaluation And Review Technique) and PERT
simulation can be used to review activity and project risk.
3. Sensitivity analysis
Risk Severity Matrix
4. Decision trees
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1. Escalating Opportunity 1. Escalating Risk 1. Contingency funds are established to cover project
risks—identified and unknown.
2. Exploiting Opportunity 2. Mitigating Risk
Budget reserves are set up to cover identified risks; these
3. Sharing Opportunity reserves are those allocated to specific segments or
VS 3. Avoiding Risk
deliverables of the project.
4. Enhancing Opportunity 4. Transferring Risk Management reserves are set up to cover unidentified risks and
are allocated to risks associated with the total project.
5. Accepting Opportunity 5. Accepting Risk
1. Time buffers to cushion against potential delays in the 1. Risk control involves executing the risk response
project. strategy, monitoring triggering events, initiating
contingency plans, and watching for new risks.
2. For example, buffers are added to:
Activities with severe risks. 2. Document: issue log, lesson learned register, risk
register, risk report, etc.
Merge activities that are prone to delays due to one or more
preceding activities being late. 3. Method:
Noncritical activities to reduce the likelihood that they will create Data analysis: Technical performance analysis and Reserve
another critical path. analysis
Activities that require scarce resources to ensure that the Audits: the effectiveness of the risk management process
resources are available when needed.
Meetings
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