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Every project involves some level of risk. Gaining awareness early on, and throughout the project will allow you to mitigate potential impediments, before they become a reality.

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Risk Trade-off Assessment Matrix
For the visually-oriented project manager, use this matrix to track risks by severity of consequences and probabillity of occurrence.

Risk, Ahoy!
- by Barry C. Lynn (June 16, 2006)
Maybe someday the US government will help American companies to manage corporate risk from global disasters, but right now you need to keep your guard up and do your own risk management.

Instant Messaging: Breaking the Bad ROI Rap
- by Rebecca Wettemann (October 18, 2004)
Do the benefits of instant messaging on the corporate desktop outweigh the costs?

The Tao of ROI
- by Sandra Winters (June 30, 2004)
The author believes that the real teaching of ROI is in learning through the process.

Risk Quantification
There are risks, and there are risks. This presentation shows you how to quantify risks to evaluate and determine what they can do to your project (and your career as a successful project manager).

People, Process and Technology in Risk Management
- by Harvey Noyes (May 1, 2004)
There is a widening gap between the ability of the new technologies to deliver information beyond management expectations and the actual use of that data by management to make improved business decisions. This article focuses on building a culture of analysis and risk management.

Bias Beware
(March 1, 2004)
Stop confusing quantity with quality. You don't necessarily get better results when you devote more time to a project.

Taking the Measure of Vendors
- by Jack Keen (February 1, 2004)
For every one buyer who successfully uses vendor ROI input, there are four purchasers who risk sabotaging both their project justifications and their reputations. Caveat emptor!

The Importance of Mitigating IT Risk
- by Adam Braunstein (November 1, 2003)
In case you aren't convinced, here are even more reasons to adopt a formalized set of reproducible, scalable compliance management technologies and techniques.

Risks and Constraints
Intelligent project management requires getting a handle on risks and constraints. Here's a primer on the most common challenges your project could face.



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