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Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project
Identifying and Managing Project Risk Essential Tools for FailureProofing Your Project Author:Tom Kendrick PMP There's a good reason project risk management is one of the most vital of the nine content areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (TM). Important projects tend to be time constrained, pose huge technical challenges, and suffer from a lack of adequate resources. It's no wonder that project managers are increasingly focusing their atten... more »tion on risk identification. Identifying and Managing Project Risk is a practical guide to minimizing the possibility of failure in critical projects. The book takes readers step by step through every phase of a project, showing them how to consider the possible risks involved at every point in the process. Relevant figures and diagrams support the text and illustrate key scenarios. At the end of each chapter is an analysis of how the principles just discussed applied to a supreme example of what many once considered a truly impossible project: the building of the Panama Canal. Packed with real-world information, this book is essential reading for any project manager seeking to complete projects smoothly and successfully.« less