Risk Management Flashcards
Define risk.
A risk can be defined as an uncertain event or
a circumstance that, if it occurs, will affect the outcome of a programme/project
Does risk only refer to threats?
No, risk is widely accepted to define risks and opportunities
What guidance note does the RICS produce on risk?
RICS professional guidance, UK - Management of risk,
1st edition
Effective 25 September 2015
What is an issue?
Issues are events that are happening now or imminently.
This differs from risks, which sit in the future.
What can lead to an issue?
Unmediated disputes, unaddressed concerns, unresolved decision making or risks that have evolved into issues
How should you manage risks and issues?
- Response plans
- Agreed action dates
Hold people accountable
What is a risk register?
A document that can be adopted during the early stages of the project, showing:
- Where the responsibility lies
- Likelihood of risk occuring
- Impact of risk should it occur
What are the different measures that can be taken to mitigate risks?
- Risk avoidance (serious, unacceptable, designed out)
- Risk reduction (unacceptable, reduce chance of risk or impact)
- Risk transfer to contractor (building programme risk better controlled by contractor, comes at risk premium)
- Risk sharing (often provisional quants employer risk and provisional rates contractor risk)
- Risk retained (risk allowance included in cost plan)
What are the general risk categories?
- Political and business risk
- Benefit risk
- Consequential risk
- Project risk
- Programme risk
What is political and business risk? Give an example.
A risk that has an adverse impact on the business as an ongoing concern.
This risk could come as a result of a benefit, consequential, programme or project risk.
For example, if there is a severe delay the share price for the business may fall due to lack of confidence in the organisation.
What is a benefit risk? Give an example.
The risk of failing to deliver the project to the performance required, undermining the long term business case (no benefit of the project).
For example, planning may limit size of scheme, reducing revenues through reduced net lettable space.
What is a consequential risk? Give an example.
Risk occurs as a result from another risk.
They may occur within the project, and can affect operations inside or outside of the project.
An example would be the disruption of activities due to the interruption of power supplies.
What is a project risk? Give an example.
A risk of something going wrong during the execution of the project. This may affect it’s successful delivery.
Generally described in terms of quality/time/cost, an example is a provisional sum for unknown excavation works below the ground.
What is a programme risk? Give an example.
Risks that affect the programme as a whole, rather than individual projects. These risks concern decisions that transform strategy into action.
Examples include funding, organisational/cultural issues, quality, business continuity.
When project risks exceed set criteria and affect programme objectives, then they
would be escalated to the programme level
What NRM document defines risk categories?
NRM1
What are the risk categories as defined in NRM1?
- Design development risk
- Construction risks
- Employer change risks
- Employer other risks
A risk allowance for each forms part of a cost estimate (if required)
What are design development risks?
Risks associated with design development, changes in estimating data, third-party risks (e.g. planning, legal, environmental risks), statutory requirements, procurement methodology and delays in tendering
What are construction risks?
The risks associated with site conditions (e.g. access restrictions/limitations, existing buildings, boundaries,
and existing occupants and users), ground conditions, existing services, and delays by statutory undertakers.
What are employer change risks?
The risks of employer-driven changes (e.g. changes in scope of works or brief, changes in quality and changes in time).
What are employer other risks?
- Early handover
- Postponement
- Acceleration
- Availability of funds
- Liquidated damages or premiums on other contracts due to late provision of accommodation
- Unconventional tender action and special contract arrangements
What general risks can the project team control?
Project risks and consequential risks, however t it
should be ensured that the client is informed of other risks to enable development of their contingency plans
What is risk exposure?
The potential effect of a risk
What are the objectives of the risk monitoring and control process?
• review (monthly) the current risk profile and identify
changes in risk probabilities and impacts
• monitor (monthly) the implementation of risk responses
and implement any necessary changes
• update (quarterly) the risk register with any new risks
and associated responses based on changes in
project scope, project progress and changing risk
generators
• review (quarterly) the level of project risk management
maturity of each project in the programme.