Proactive Risk Management : Controlling Uncertainty in Product Development

Title: Proactive Risk Management : Controlling Uncertainty in Product Development
Author: Guy M. Merritt, Preston G. Smith
ISBN: 1563272652 / 9781563272653
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 248
Publisher: Productivity Press
Year: 2002
Availability: 2 to 3 weeks

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Proactive Risk Management's unique approach provides :

• A model of risk that is scalable to any size project or program and easily deployable as the risk management approach built into any product development or project management life cycle.
• Methods for identifying drivers (causes) of risks so you can manage root causes rather than the symptoms of risks.
• An appropriate quantification of the key factors of a risk that allows you to prioritize risks without introducing errors that render your numbers meaningless.
• A clear distinction between a risk and an issue and the different types of management they require.
• A vast array of supporting tools and strategies that support implementation of an effective project risk management program.
• Guidance on identifying and overcoming the organizational and cultural impediments that can block implementation of your risk management program.

Proactive Risk Management stands apart from much of the literature on project risk management in its practical, easy-to-use, fact-based approach to managing all of the risks associated with a project. The depth of actual how-to information and techniques provided here is not available anywhere else.

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Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1 : What is Risk and How is It Managed?
Chapter 2 : Using Project Risk Models
Chapter 3 : The Risk Management Process
Chapter 4 : Step 1 : Identifying Project Risks
Chapter 5 : Step 2 : Analyzing Risks
Chapter 6 : Step 3 : Prioritizing and Mapping Risks
Chapter 7 : Step 4 : Planning Resolution of Targeted Risks
Chapter 8 : Step 5 : Monitoring Project Risks
Chapter 9 : Risk Management Toolkit
Chapter 10 : Risk Management Approaches and Strategies
Chapter 11 : Implementing a Project Risk Management Program Successfully
Chapter 12 : Case Studies from Allied Fields

Glossary
Index