How do you deal with risk? Risk is everywhere...in your work, at home, and an ever-present factor in new ventures, financial investments, relationships, work projects, and all types of events...how do you decide whether the effort is worth the risk, or figure out how to minimize the risks?
This guide will help you deal with the potentially rocky road of opportunity and risk. It begins with a road map and a five-step plan for how to proceed, including the rules of the road such as key terms to know, pitfalls to avoid, and tips that will keep you moving toward your goals.
Key topics include:
- Leadership summary
- Establishing a risk culture
- Creating and managing the Risk Register
- SWOT Analysis, Delphi Technique, and other tools for identifying risks
- Probability & Impact Matrix, FMEA, Monte Carlo Analysis, and other tools for analyzing and evaluating risks
- Case study of a corporate merger
- Glossary
- Variety of visual, practical examples
Aligned with A PMBOK® Guide and ISO 31000: Risk Management, Principles and Guidelines.
Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates. He is recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. As a lecturer he is considered a leading authority on risk and communications management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. As an author and researcher, he has published articles on project management language, advances in risk management, and on the challenges of training on the Internet. His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®.
He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today.
Carl has recorded presentations for international conferences on DVD and developed on-line training for the Project Management Institute. He was also the architect of ESI International's landmark programs in distance learning and authored (with J. Davidson Frame) the project management CD-ROM, Managing Projects in Organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors for ProjectConnections.Com and recently recorded a 9-CD audio training program The Portable PMP Prep with J. LeRoy Ward.
Carl has served as a semi-final judge in PMI's annual 'Project of the Year'; competition, and served the Federal Highways Administration as a judge in their biennial project competition.
Carl regularly consults and coaches on project management, presentation skills, risk, distance learning, and course development with a variety of organizations. He serves on the board of directors and presents podcasts for ProjectConnections.com. He holds a B.A. from the Ohio State University, and is a Project Management Professional™ as certified by the Project Management Institute.
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