Project Risk Management: A Practical Implementation Approach

Content: Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Table of Contents
 Table of Figures
 Acknowledgments
 Preface
 Chapter 1: Practical Application of Project Risk Management
 Overview
 Content
 Portfolio Project Risk Management-A Holistic Perspective
 Practical Project Risk Management Concerns
 Chapter 2: Risk Management-Integral to Project Management
 Project Risk Management Fundamentals
 General Process Cycles and Related Project Risks
 Project Life Cycle Structure
 Product Life Cycle
 Product Development Cycle
 Chapter 2: Summary
 Chapter 3: Risk Definitions and General Categories
 Definition of Risk. Traditional Definition of RiskPMBOK® Guide Definition of Risk
 Causes versus Risks
 Risk Metalanguage Statement: Example 1
 Risk Metalanguage Statement: Example 2
 Risk Description Metalanguage Statement: Example 1
 Risk Description Metalanguage Statement: Example 2
 The Potential Impact of Risks to Major Project Objectives
 Risks to Major Project Objectives
 Risk-Severity Definition
 Risk Probability and Impact Scales
 Risk Categories and Groupings
 The Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)
 The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
 Chapter 3: Summary. Chapter 4: Classical Project Risk Management PracticesPlanning Risk Management
 The Risk Management Plan (RMP)
 1.0: General Information
 2.0: RPM Methodology
 3.0: Roles and Responsibilities
 4.0: Risk Management Budgeting
 5.0: Risk Management Scheduling and Timing
 6.0: Project Risk Categories
 7.0: Individual (Qualitative) Risk Assessment Definitions
 8.0: Project Stakeholder Tolerances
 9.0: Risk Reporting Formats
 10.0: Initial Project Assessment-Assumptions and Risks
 11.0: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks
 The Heart of the Risk Management Process
 Chapter 4: Summary. Chapter 5: Determining Individual Project RisksAssumptions versus Risks
 Differentiating between Assumptions and Risks
 Project Assumption Register
 Identifying Individual Project Risks
 Practical Methods for Identifying Individual Project Risks
 Types of Risks
 Project RBS Categories: Causes of Unsuccessful Project Execution
 RBS Categories
 Practical and Relevant Questions to Ask for Identifying Risks
 Chapter 5: Summary
 Chapter 6: Project Risks Influenced by the Project Manager and Project Team
 Project Plans
 Poor Bases of Estimates
 Scope Omissions
 Invalid Assumptions. Inadequate ContingenciesIdentifying Project Planning Risks
 Project Management Controls
 Poor Risk Management
 Inadequate Cost and Schedule Controls
 Poor Requirements Management
 Compliance (i.e., Product Quality) Verification Gaps
 Poor Metrics
 Poor Supplier Management
 Poor Trade-Off Analyses
 Identifying Project Management Controls Risks
 Project Communications
 Unclear Priorities
 Poor Decisions
 Poor Status Reporting
 Poor Team Direction
 Poor/Inadequate Escalation
 Identifying Project Communications Risks
 Project Leadership
 Inadequate Training/Development.