PROJMGMT#005 Risk Analysis & Risk Management in Project Management
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Risk Analysis & Risk Management in Project Management

 

What is Risk Analysis?

Risk Analysis is defined as the sequence of processes of risk management planning, analysis of risks, identification and controlling risk on a project.

Proper risk management is control of possible future events that may have a negative effect on the overall project. It is more of pro-active then reactive process.

How to Manage Risk?

Risk Management Process primarily involves following activities

  1. Plan risk management

It is the procedure of defining how to perform risk management activities for a project.

  1. Risk Identification

It is the procedure of determining which risk may affect the project most. This process involves documentation of existing risks.

The input for identifying risk will be

The output of the process will be a

  1. Perform qualitative risk analysis

It is the process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by combining and assessing their probability of occurrence and impact. It helps managers to lessen the uncertainty level and concentrate on high priority risks.

Plan risk management should take place early in the project, it can impact on various aspects for example: cost, time, scope, quality and procurement.

The inputs for qualitative risk analysis includes

The output of this stage would be

  1. Quantitative risk analysis

It is the procedure of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives. In order to minimize the project uncertainty, this kind of analysis are quite helpful for decision making.

Risk Management Matrix

The input of this stage is

While the output will be

  1. Plan risk responses

To enhance opportunities and to minimize threats to project objectives plan risk response is helpful. It addresses the risks by their priority, activities into the budget, schedule, and project management plan.

The inputs for plan risk responses are

While the output are

  1. Control Risks

Control risk is the procedure of tracking identified risks, identifying new risks, monitoring residual risks and evaluating risk.

The inputs for this stage includes

The output of this stage would be

Project Procurement Management

Project Procurement Management includes the processes of purchasing or acquiring products needed to run a business. The organization can be a seller, buyer or service provider.

Project Procurement Management also includes controlling any contract issued by an outside organization and get work done outside the project team.

Plan Procurement Management includes four stages like

The input in the plan procurement management are

Conduct Procurement process

Conduct Procurement process involves activities like

The benefit of conducting procurement process is that it provides alignment of external and internal stakeholder expectations through established agreements.

The input of the conduct procurement process includes

Control Procurements

It is the process of monitoring contract performance and correction to the contract as per the guidelines. It will ensure that buyers and sellers both meet the procurement requirement according to the terms of the legal agreement.

The input of the Control Procurements include

The output includes

Close procurements

This step involves documenting agreements and other documents for future reference.

The input of this tool includes

The output of this tool includes

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

A stakeholder is an integral part of any project; their decision can leave a deep impact on project deliverables. In this process, the first part is to identify people, groups or organizations that could impact on the project while the second part is to analyze stakeholder expectations.

It also focusses on continuous communication with stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations.

Identifying Stakeholders

It is the process of identifying the groups, people or organization that can influence project outcomes. It allows the project manager to identify appropriate stakeholders.

Plan Stakeholder Management

It is the process of preparing a strategy to involve stakeholders throughout the project life cycle. It defines clear, actionable plan to interact with project Stakeholders.

The input for Plan Stakeholder Management includes

The output of this

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

In this stage, stakeholder are communicated to understand their expectations, address issues and foster appropriate stakeholder engagement in project activities. It allows the project manager to achieve project success without conflicting with stakeholder's decision.

The input of this stage is

While the output of this stage is

Control Stakeholder Engagement

It is the process of monitoring stakeholder engagement in the project and adjusting strategies as per requirements. It will increase the stakeholder engagement activities as the project evolves and progresses.

The input for this stage include

The output of this stage include

 

Summary

In this tutorial, you learned:

Risk Management includes the processes of conducting risk management planning, analysis of risks, identification and controlling risk on a project.

These steps can be used to manage risk in an organization

Procurement Management, includes the processes of purchasing or acquiring products needed to run a business. It is the process of monitoring contract performance and correction to the contract as per the guidelines

Stakeholder engagement focusses on continuous communication throughout the project lifecycle. The decision of stakeholder can leave a deep impact on project deliverables.