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Unit 10: Risk Management

Notes

Task The notion of control acknowledges that we may not be able to eliminate all risks.
Analyse

Risk Categories and Questions

 Business/Strategic
 External Factors
 Procurement

 Organizational Factors
 Management
 Technical

Strategic
1. Do the project objectives fit into the organizations overall business strategy?

2. When is the project due to deliver?
3. What would be the result of late delivery?
4. What would be the result of limited success (functionality)?
5. What is the stability of the business area?

External Factors

1. Is the project exposed to requirements due to international interests (foreign legal
implications or foreign company involvement)?
2. Could there be political implications of the project failure?

3. Is this project a part of the larger program? IF so, what constraints are set for the
project by the program?

Procurement
1. Does the supplier have a reputation for delivery of high quality?
2. Is the contract sufficiently detailed to show what the supplier is going to provide?

3. Are the acceptance criteria clear to both the parties?
4. Is the contract legally binding/enforceable?

Organizational Factors
1. What consideration needs to be given to security of the project?
2. Does the project have wholehearted support from senior management?

3. What is the commitment of the user management?
4. Have training requirements been identified? Can these requirements be met?

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