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Introduction to Risk Management

Introduction to Risk Management. Don Evans Senior Design. When things don’t go as planned for p roper r isk m anagement can cushion the fall. When there is no risk management . Risk management is concerned with identifying risks and drawing up plans to minimise their effect on a project.

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Introduction to Risk Management

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  1. Introduction to Risk Management Don Evans Senior Design

  2. When things don’t go as planned for proper risk management can cushion the fall

  3. When there is no risk management

  4. Risk management is concerned with identifying risks and drawing up plans to minimise their effect on a project. A risk is a probability that some adverse circumstance will occur Project risks affect schedule or resources; Product risks affect the quality or performance of the software being developed; Business risks affect the organisation developing or procuring the software. Risk management

  5. Examples of common project, product, and business risks

  6. Risk identification Identify project, product and business risks; Risk analysis Assess the likelihood and consequences of these risks; Risk planning Draw up plans to avoid or minimise the effects of the risk; Risk monitoring Monitor the risks throughout the project; The risk management process

  7. The risk management process

  8. May be a team activities or based on the individual project manager’s experience. A checklist of common risks may be used to identify risks in a project Technology risks. People risks. Organisational risks. Requirements risks. Estimation risks. Risk identification

  9. Examples of different risk types

  10. Assess probability and seriousness of each risk. Probability may be very low, low, moderate, high or very high. Risk consequences might be catastrophic, serious, tolerable or insignificant. Risk analysis

  11. Risk types and examples

  12. Risk types and examples

  13. Consider each risk and develop a strategy to manage that risk. Avoidance strategies The probability that the risk will arise is reduced; Minimisation strategies The impact of the risk on the project or product will be reduced; Contingency plans If the risk arises, contingency plans are plans to deal with that risk; Risk planning

  14. Strategies to help manage risk

  15. Strategies to help manage risk

  16. Assess each identified risks regularly to decide whether or not it is becoming less or more probable. Also assess whether the effects of the risk have changed. Each key risk should be discussed at management progress meetings. Risk monitoring

  17. Risk indicators

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