MANAGING PROJECT RISK
business risk management for
project leaders
"Managing Project Risk
is a must for anyone planning to be involved in a large project, especially an
international one. From energy and manufacturing ventures in the emerging markets to large
scale technology planning, the book discusses estimation and analysis of the full spectrum
of risks. As a risk manager, I am often told that scrutiny of risks results in
cancellation of many massive endeavors. To answer that question, the authors discuss risk
measurement approaches that allow one to seek the appropriate returns on investment in a
large scale project. It is the understanding of these risks through numerous case studies
and numerical techniques that would help one become a good project manager as well as a
successful investor."
Dr. Lev Borodovsky, Executive
Director, Global Association of Risk Professionals (6ARP)
There are business projects
that run smoothly and according to plan, but many do not. There is no such thing as a
risk-free project. Managing Project Risk shows how with skill and good project management,
the business odds can stack in your favour.Issues examined include: the essence of project
management; defining risk; project budget; leadership; team, task and the individual;
benchmarking; risk modelling for the 21st century; and project management technology. Risk
management should not be an afterthought. Use this book to ensure it's applied from the
outset.
About the Authors • YEN YEE
CHONG •
Yen Yee Chong is actively
involved with all aspects of project management for DSL, designing and implementing
financial IT systems and office environments for projects in the UK, Russia, Egypt and
Greece. He has lived and worked in the Baltic and Russian region for over three years, and
worked for George Soros's Civic Education Project at universities in the Baltics,
especially Estonia. His previous book for Financial Times publications was: Risk
Management in Russia and the Baltic states, October 1997.
EVELYN MAY BROWN
Evelyn Brown is a project
executive for DSL Consultants, involved in projects designing IT systems and office
environments within the UK and overseas. She previously worked in British Government
Agencies including the VAT tax office and the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry).
"A useful guide which
brings the experience of financial risk management to project management. Concentrates on
realistic scenarios rather than complex mathematics."
Dr. Mamdouh Barakat,
Managing Director, MBRM - MB Risk Management
"Project managers will
be taking a risk by not reading this book. A bright and thought provoking coverage of the
subject with a perspective rarely taken, especially in information technology."
Simon Lamoon MBCS, Head of
Project Management, IT Development, Aon Group Limited
"There are no projects
without risks. How to deal with these risks is a pressing question that bothers many
project managers. This book offers them invaluable help. Chong and Brown clearly have
hands on experience; they not only know what managing project risk requires, but also how
to explain it. Managing Project Risk includes interesting case studies that contribute to
the reader's insight. Buying the book is a small investment, but reading it can yield high
returns."
Professor Dr. M. Peter van
der Hoek, Erasmus University, Rotterdam and Economics University, Bucharest
"A book that by example
invites the reader to plan for the mitigation of project risks and to minimize in advance
their potential to impact upon time, cost and success."
Jim Godwin, Senior Project
Manager, Moscow Narodny Bank Ltd
235 pages