11 - Project Risk Management Flashcards
Acceptance
Risk Response
Good for + and - risks
Often used for smaller risks in project.
Ambiguity Risks
Risks that have an uncertain, unclear nature, such as new laws or regulations, the marketplace conditions, and other risks that are nearly impossible to predict
Avoidance
A risk response to avoid the risk
Brainstorming
The most common approach to risk identification
Usually completed by a project team with subject matter experts to identifyt the risks within the project
Business risks
These risks may have negative or positive outcomes.
Examples include using a less experienced worker to complete a task, allowing phases to overlap, forging the expense of formal training for on-the-job education.
Cardinal scales
Ranking approach to identify probability and impact using a numerical value (0.01 very low to 1.0 certain)
Checklists
Quick/cost effective risk identification approach
Data precision
Consideration of the risk ranking scores that takes into account any bias, accuracy of the data submitted, and the reliability of the nature of the data submitted.
Decision tree
A method to determine which of two or more decisions is the best one.
Examines costs and benefits of each decisions outcome and weighs probability of success for each decision.
Delphi technique
An anonymous method of querying experts about foreseeable risks within a project, phase, or component of a project.
Results of the survey are analyzed by a third party then circulated to experts. Several rounds of anonymous discussion with the technique, wihtout fear of backlash or offending other participants i nthe process.
Goal is to gain consesnsus on project risks within the prkject
Enhancing
Risk response that attempts to enhance the conditions to ensure a positive risk event will likely happen
Escalating
Risk reponse for + and - risks. Raise it to more sr. member.
Expected monetary value (EVM)
The monetary value of a risk exposure based on the risk’s probability and impact on the risk matrix.
Used in quantitative risk analysis because is quantifies the risk exposure, .
Exploit
Risk reponse that takes advantage of the positive risks wihtin a project.
External risks
Risks outside the project, but that directly affect it.
e.g. legal issues, weather, etc.
Flowcharts
System or process flowcharts show the replationship between components and how the overall process works.
Useful for identifygin risks between system components.
Influence diagrams
Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences, time ordering, other relationships among variables and outcomes
Identifies all elements, variables, decisions, and objectives and also how each factor may influence another.
Ishikawa diagrams
Cause and effect fishbone diagram.
Used to find root cause of factors that are causing risks in the project
Low-priority risk watch list
Low priority risks are identified and assigned to a watch list for periodic monitoring
NMitigation
Risk response effort to reduce the probability and/or impact of an identified risk in the project