The most essential component of every project manager’s job is the ability to identify potential risks before they cause unnecessary headaches and turmoil all around.
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This author draws upon extensive experience in project and program management. His deep expertise, honed in senior roles at leading technology firms, informs his insightful publications. He focuses on critical aspects of project execution, offering readers practical and proven methodologies. His work is valued for its professional rigor and actionable advice.


- 2024
- 2009
Identifying and managing project risk essential tools for failure-proofing your project
- 360 pages
- 13 hours of reading
"The book outlines proven methods for project risk planning, drawing on real-world situations and hundreds of examples - including what many once considered a truly impossible project, the Panama Canal - to demonstrate key ideas in the risk management process. You'll learn how to use high-level risk assessment tools, implement a complete system for monitoring and controlling projects, and properly document every possible consideration. The book contains sections on the different types of risk to consider when planning; how to identify key issues associated with project metrics; activity sequencing; Work Breakdown Structure (WBS);analysis of scale; and cost estimating and budgeting."--BOOK JACKET.