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Risk: The likelihood that a project will fail to meet its objectives. A risk: A single action, event or hardware component that contributes to an effort's risk. An improvement on the PMI's PMBOK definition of risk management is to add a future date to the definition of a risk. [2]
Identify Risks – identifying individual project risks as well as sources. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis – prioritizing individual project risks by assessing probability and impact. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis – numerical analysis of the effects. Plan Risk Responses – developing options, selecting strategies and actions.
A risk management plan is a document to foresee risks, estimate impacts, and define responses to risks. It also contains a risk assessment matrix.According to the Project Management Institute, a risk management plan is a "component of the project, program, or portfolio management plan that describes how risk management activities will be structured and performed".
Risk assessment determines possible mishaps, their likelihood and consequences, and the tolerances for such events. [1] The results of this process may be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative fashion. Risk assessment is an inherent part of a broader risk management strategy to help reduce any potential risk-related consequences. [1] [2]
Kendrick's coverage of risk, and more prominently uncertainty, is complete in a general fashion focusing a majority of his discussion on risk in projects due to poor planning and change management processes. He uses a collection of project elements from various projects his clients have conducted.
Project risk is defined as, "an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on a project's objectives". Project risk management aims to increase the likelihood and impact of positive events and decrease the likelihood and impact of negative events in the project. [39] [40]
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Implementing a risk-ranking methodology to prioritize risks within and across functions. Establishing a risk committee and/or chief risk officer (CRO) to coordinate certain activities of the risk functions. Establishing ownership for particular risks and responses. Demonstrating the cost-benefit of the risk management effort.