Risk Management is one of the core skillsets within the wider profession of Project Management. Whether your project is purely predictive, or absolutely agile, you need to manage risk. We have plenty of videos on the topic, but this one is your basic introduction.
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Risk: ‘Uncertainty that has an impact on your project.’
Risk Management: ‘The process of managing that uncertainty to control the impacts of risks on your project.’ It consists of:
Review and Repeat
Two defining characteristics
Plus the one most important additional characteristic
There are six essential project risk management strategies:
Two uses:
Learn more about How to Create a Risk Management Plan
Learn more about What to Put in Your Risk Register (Risk Log)
My book on Risk Management is
‘Risk Happens! Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects’ New 2nd Edition Revised and Enlarged.
‘I am a PM of 10+ years and I have never found such a concise read on risk management that provided so much valuable information.’
Learn more about Risk Happens! 2nd Edition.
We have a full Risk Management Playlist on YouTube.
Here are some carefully selected video recommendations for you:
I asked Project Managers in a couple of forums what material things you need to have, to do your job as a Project Manager. They responded magnificently. I compiled their answers into a Kit list. I added my own.
Check out the Kit a Project Manager needs
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Dr Mike Clayton is one of the most successful and in-demand project management trainers in the UK. He is author of 14 best-selling books, including four about project management. He is also a prolific blogger and contributor to ProjectManager.com and Project, the journal of the Association for Project Management. Between 1990 and 2002, Mike was a successful project manager, leading large project teams and delivering complex projects. In 2016, Mike launched OnlinePMCourses.
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