Project Risk Management
- Yaregal Tilahun |
This course explores the principles and practices of risk management. Key concepts in managing uncertainty include developing a risk approach and identifying, analyzing, responding to, and monitoring risks in projects in traditional and adaptive project management environments.
Course Information
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Determine the level of risk exposure that is acceptable in pursuit of project objectives, and define a risk strategy for the project.
- Identify and accurately describe potential threats and opportunities associated with a project.
- Analyze the likelihood of individual threats or opportunities occurring and their potential impact on overall risk of meeting objectives.
- Determine appropriate responses to significant risks, and evaluate implemented responses.
COURSE OUTLINE
Chapter I: Introduction to Risk Management
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- An over view of Risk Management
- Perspectives on Risk
- Sources of Risk on Projects
- Risk and Time Horizons
- Risk Exposure
- Classification of risk
- Risk Management Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter II: -Phases of Risk Management
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- Risk identification
- Risk measurement
- Risk administration
Chapter III: -The Project Cycle and Risk Management Effort
Chapter IV: -Risk Management Methods
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- Risk control techniques
- Avoidance
- Loss prevention
- Loss Control
- Separation /diversification
- Combination
- Risk financing techniques
- Retention
- Self- insurance
- Non- insurance transfers
- Insurance
- Risk control techniques
Chapter V: -Review of Risks Over Time Intervals
Coaches
Yaregal Tilahun