Those of us who been in the industry for more than a decade will well remember the original Australian Standard for Risk Management (AS...
A question of risk
One of the most common symbols used to represent risk is a question mark (‘?’), reflecting the uncertainty associated with all risks....
3 must-dos when hiring project workers
Engaging project workers can be a cost effective way to tap into on-demand expertise, but this form of engagement is not without its...
A temporal approach to project issue management
Within the industry there is a common understanding that an issue is a realised risk. That is, it is an event that was previously a risk...
Mindfulness in managing risk
Mindfulness has its roots in Eastern religion, although it is also used therapeutically to treat a variety of psychological conditions...
When project risks don’t add up
The way PMI deals with risk in the PMBOK® Guide is simplistic. Calculating the effect of one risk using the suggested probability x...
Position of the risk manager in the project team
The effectiveness of the discipline of project risk management is influenced by a series of factors, many of which are now well...
Risk management or risk leadership?
Risk management is an important contributor to project and business success. The past few decades have seen growing consensus on the...
Temporal issues management for projects
Within the industry there is a common understanding that an issue is a realised risk. That is, it is an event that was previously a risk...
The Risk Radial: refining the prioritisation of project risks
Project, program and portfolio managers alike will be familiar with contrasting the likelihood of a risk occurring with the consequence...