Chapter Seven

    Managing Risk

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    Where We Are Now

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    Learning Objectives

    Describe the risk management process

    Understand how to identify project risks

    Assess the significance of different project risks

    Describe the four different responses to managing risks

    Understand the role contingency plans play in risk management process

    Understand opportunity management and describe the four different approaches to responding to opportunities in a project

    Understand how contingency funds and time buffers are used to manage risks on a project

    Recognize the need for risk management being an ongoing activity

    Describe the change control process

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    Chapter Outline

    7.1Risk Management Process

    7.2Step 1: Risk Identification

    7.3Step 2: Risk Assessment

    7.4Step 3: Risk Response Development

    7.5Contingency Planning

    7.6Opportunity Management

    7.7Contingency Funding and Time Buffers

    7.8Step 4: Risk Response Control

    7.9Change Control Management

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    Risk Management Process

    Risk

    Uncertain or chance events that planning cannot overcome or control

    Risk Management

    An attempt to recognize and manage potential and unforeseen trouble spots that may occur when the project is implemented

    What can go wrong (risk event)

    How to minimize the risk event’s impact (consequences)

    What can be done before an event occurs (anticipation)

    What to do when an event occurs (contingency plans)

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    The Risk Event Graph

    FIGURE 7.1

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    Risk Management’s Benefits

    A proactive rather than reactive approach

    Reduces surprises and negative consequences

    Prepares the project manager to take advantage of appropriate risks

    Provides better control over the future

    Improves chances of reaching project performance objectives within budget and on time

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    The Risk Management Process

    FIGURE 7.2

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    Managing Risk

    Step 1: Risk Identification

    Generate a list of possible risks through brainstorming, problem identification and risk profiling

    Use risk breakdown structure (RBS) in conjunction with work breakdown structure (WBS) to identify and analyze risks

    Macro risks first, then specific events

    Risk profile is a list of questions addressing additional areas of uncertainty on a project.

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    The Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)

    FIGURE 7.3

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    Partial Risk Profile for Product Development Project

    FIGURE 7.4

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    Managing Risk

    Step 2: Risk Assessment

    Scenario analysis for event probability and impact

    Risk assessment form

    Risk severity matrix

    Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

    Risk Value = Impact x Probability x Detection

    Probability analysis

    Decision trees, NPV, and PERT

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    Defined Conditions for Impact Scales of a Risk on Major Project Objectives (Examples for negative impacts only)

    FIGURE 7.5

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    Risk Assessment Form

    FIGURE 7.6

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    Risk Severity Matrix

    FIGURE 7.7

    Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)Impact × Probability × Detection = Risk Value

    User Backlash Interface problems
    System freezing
    Hardware malfunc-tioning

    Likelihood

    Impact

    Red zone (major risk)

    Yellow zone (moderate risk)

    Green zone (minor risk)

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    Managing Risk (cont’d)

    Step 3: Risk Response Development

    Mitigating Risk

    Reducing the likelihood an adverse event will occur

    Reducing the impact of an adverse event

    Avoiding Risk

    Changing the project plan to eliminate the risk or condition

    Transferring Risk

    Paying a premium to pass the risk to another party

    Requiring Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) provisions

    Accepting Risk

    Making a conscious decision to accept the risk

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    Contingency Planning

    Contingency Plan

    An alternative plan that will be used if a possible foreseen risk event actually occurs

    A plan of actions that will reduce or mitigate the negative impact (consequences) of a risk event

    Risks of Not Having a Contingency Plan

    Having no plan may slow managerial response

    Decisions made under pressure can be potentially dangerous and costly

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    Risk Response Matrix

    FIGURE 7.8

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    Risk and Contingency Planning

    Technical Risks

    Backup strategies if chosen technology fails

    Assessing whether technical uncertainties can be resolved

    Schedule Risks

    Use of slack increases the risk of a late project finish

    Imposed duration dates (absolute project finish date)

    Compression of project schedules due to a shortened project duration date

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    Risk and Contingency Planning (cont’d)

    Cost Risks

    Time/cost dependency links: costs increase when problems take longer to solve than expected.

    Price protection risks (a rise in input costs) increase if the duration of a project is increased.

    Funding Risks

    Changes in the supply of funds for the project can dramatically affect the likelihood of implementation or successful completion of a project.

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    Opportunity Management

    Exploit

    Seeking to eliminate the uncertainty associated with an opportunity to ensure that it definitely happens

    Share

    Allocating some or all of the ownership of an opportunity to another party who is best able to capture the opportunity for the benefit of the project

    Enhance

    Taking action to increase the probability and/or the positive impact of an opportunity

    Accept

    Being willing to take advantage of an opportunity if it occurs, but not taking action to pursue it

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    Contingency Funding and Time Buffers

    Contingency Funds

    Funds to cover project risks—identified and unknown

    Size of funds reflects overall risk of a project.

    Budget reserves

    Are linked to the identified risks of specific work packages.

    Management reserves

    Are large funds to be used to cover major unforeseen risks (e.g., change in project scope) of the total project.

    Time Buffers

    Amounts of time used to compensate for unplanned delays in the project schedule

    Severe risk, merge, noncritical, and scarce resource activities

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    Contingency Fund Estimate

    TABLE 7.1

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    Managing Risk (cont’d)

    Step 4: Risk Response Control

    Risk control

    Execution of the risk response strategy

    Monitoring of triggering events

    Initiating contingency plans

    Watching for new risks

    Establishing a Change Management System

    Monitoring, tracking, and reporting risk

    Fostering an open organization environment

    Repeating risk identification/assessment exercises

    Assigning and documenting responsibility for managing risk

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    Change Control Management

    Sources of Change

    Project scope changes

    Implementation of contingency plans

    Improvement changes

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    Change Management Systems

    Identify proposed changes

    List expected effects of proposed changes on schedule and budget

    Review, evaluate, and approve or disapprove of changes formally

    Negotiate and resolve conflicts of change, condition, and cost

    Communicate changes to parties affected

    Assign responsibility for implementing change

    Adjust master schedule and budget

    Track all changes that are to be implemented

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    The Change Control Process

    FIGURE 7.9

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    Benefits of a Change Control System

    Inconsequential changes are discouraged by the formal process.

    Costs of changes are maintained in a log.

    Integrity of the WBS and performance measures is maintained.

    Allocation and use of budget and management reserve funds are tracked.

    Responsibility for implementation is clarified.

    Effect of changes is visible to all parties involved.

    Implementation of change is monitored.

    Scope changes will be quickly reflected in baseline and performance measures.

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    Sample Change Request

    FIGURE 7.10

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    Change Request Log

    FIGURE 7.11

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    Key Terms

    Accept risk

    Avoiding risk

    Budget reserve

    Change management system

    Contingency plan

    Management reserve

    Mitigating risk

    Opportunity

    Risk

    Risk breakdown structure (RBS)

    Risk profile

    Risk register

    Risk severity matrix

    Scenario analysis

    Time buffer

    Transferring risk

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    Appendix 7.1

    PERT and PERT Simulation

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    PERT—Program Evaluation Review Technique

    Assumes each activity duration has a range that statistically follows a beta distribution.

    Uses three time estimates for each activity: optimistic, pessimistic, and a weighted average to represent activity durations.

    Knowing the weighted average and variances for each activity allows the project planner to compute the probability of meeting different project durations.

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    Activity and Project Frequency Distributions

    FIGURE A7.1

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    Activity Time Calculations

    The weighted average activity time is computed by the following formula:

    (7.1)

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    Activity Time Calculations (cont’d)

    The variability in the activity time estimates is approximated by the following equations:

    The standard deviation for the activity:

    The standard deviation for the project:

    Note the standard deviation of the activity is squared in this equation; this is also called variance. This sum includes only activities on the critical path(s) or path being reviewed.

    (7.2)

    (7.3)

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    Activity Times and Variances

    TABLE A7.1

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    Probability of Completing the Project

    The equation below is used to compute the “Z” value found in statistical tables (Z = number of standard deviations from the mean), which, in turn, tells the probability of completing the project in the time specified.

    (7.4)

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    Hypothetical Network

    FIGURE A7.2

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    Hypothetical Network (cont’d)

    FIGURE A7.2 (cont’d)

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    Possible Project Duration

    Probability project is completed before scheduled time (TS) of 67 units

    Probability project is completed by the 60th unit time period (TS)

    FIGURE A7.3

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    Z Values and Probabilities

    TABLE A7.2

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