Chapter 16 - Strategic Issues for Project Risk Management

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What are the strategic options for PRMS implementation?

No implementation, partial implementation, full implementation

What are the factors influencing strategic thinking about system separation?

Organisational structure, organisational capacity, compliance requirements, operational processes

What is the potential implication of implementing PRMS across all projects straightaway?

Severely taxing the organisation's resilience

Why is the capacity to trial PRMS on different project phases of several projects unlikely to be feasible?

Unless the projects are short-term endeavors

What aspects are covered by formal risk-based management systems at the organizational level?

Occupational health and safety, environmental harm, quality assurance

What does partial PRMS implementation involve?

Introduction of a stand-alone system dealing only with projects

What is the default strategic position regarding PRMS implementation?

No implementation

What does full PRMS implementation seek to achieve?

Integration of organizational risk management and PRM

Why might an organization decide to rely on existing arrangements to embrace project risks?

In perhaps their more important compliance aspects

What might severely tax the organization's resilience?

A degree of change resulting from PRMS implementation

Why is it important to carefully consider the potential flow-on implications of PRMS implementation?

Due to the degree of change it may bring

What is unlikely to be feasible unless the projects are short-term endeavors?

The capacity to trial PRMS on different project phases of several projects

What is the primary focus of risk knowledge management strategies?

Managing 'how' the knowledge can be used

What is the key consideration for risk response and treatment options?

Practical feasibility

What should be avoided in risk knowledge capture strategies?

Copy and paste processes for reporting risk

What is the primary purpose of PRMS maintenance and development?

To ensure continuous improvement

What is the focus of risk response and treatment options?

Long-term sustainability

What is a key consideration for establishing RID tool preference strategies?

Tool adaptability from any primary alternative use

What is the primary focus of quantitative and qualitative risk analysis strategies?

Balancing high levels of probability and impact

What is the primary focus of participation in PRM workshops?

Confined to people directly involved in risk management

What should be avoided in strategic risk management to mitigate 'catastrophising'?

Confronting and encouraging self-recognition of its presence

What is a key consideration for project contextualization?

Strategic fit of the project for the stakeholder organization

What is a key consideration for quantitative risk analysis strategies?

Balancing high levels of probability and impact

What is the focus of risk monitoring and control strategies during the project life cycle?

Who, what, and when questions

Test your knowledge on strategic issues for project risk management, including the integration of formal risk-based management systems and organizational level strategies. Explore how organizations embrace project risks within existing arrangements.

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