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he most essential component of every project manager's
job is the ability to identify potential risks before they cause
unnecessary headaches and turmoil all around.
All projects are inherently risky, and complex projects can be the
downfall for even the most experienced project manager. From
technical challenges and resource issues to unrealistic deadlines
and problems with your subcontractors, any number of things can
go wrong.
Fully updated, consistent with PMI
®
standards, and addressing
"VUCA" (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity – the
now-common business and project management acronym), this
book remains the definitive resource for project managers seeking
to be proactive in their efforts to guard against failure and minimize
unwanted surprises.
Identifying and Managing Project Risk draws on real-world
situations and hundreds of risk examples to show you how to:
• Thoroughly discover and document risks
• Use risk assessment techniques effectively
• Implement a system for monitoring and controlling projects
• Personalize proven methods for project risk management on any
type of project
B O O K R E V I E W
IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING PROJECT RISK
4
th
Edition
Author: Tom Kendrick is the former Program Director for the project management curriculum at UC Berkeley
Extension and lives in the Bay area near San Francisco, California. He is a past recipient of the Project
Management Institute (PMI) David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award for Identifying and
Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project (now in its fourth edition). Tom is
also a certified PMP and serves as a volunteer for both the PMI Silicon Valley Chapter and PMI.org.
Publisher: AMACOM
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