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How For Manage Project Management Risk Management

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How to manage project management risks in IT projects?

Suhail Bhandari

The Seidenberg School of Computer Science & Information Systems, Pace University

Professor Belgacem Raggad

IS-637 IS Project & Change Management

August 13, 2014

Index
S. No. Topic Page No.
1. Abstract…………………………………………………………….3

2. Introduction………………………………………………………..4
2.1 Definition of IT Project Management 4
2.2 Definition of Risk 4
2.3 The Inevitability of Risk 4
2.4 Definition of IT Project Risk Management 4

3. Issues & Risks………………………………………………………5

4. Risk Management Process…………………………………………5 – 9
4.1 Plan Risk Management 5
4.2 Identify …show more content…

Keywords: IT, management, organization, planning, project, risk, technology

2. Introduction

2.1 Definition of IT project management

According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading association for project management, it is the application of knowledge, skills, and techniques to execute IT projects effectively and efficiently. A well-planned and executed project, that meets its goals, timeline, and budget, is a strategic competency for organizations, enabling them to tie IT project results to business goals — and thus, better compete in their markets.

2.2 Definition of Risk

A risk is the possibility of an event or condition that would have a negative impact on a project. A risk can be nearly anything. It can be the upcoming performance of an activity that has never been performed before, and therefore the outcome or duration is very uncertain. It can be the potential loss of a key project personnel resource to another project. It can be the unknown status of funding from the customer side for an upcoming phase of the project. Or it can be the use of a new technology for the overall solution or for accomplishing specific tasks on the project.

2.3 The Inevitability of Risk

Risk items come up on every IT project. Recognizing issues as risks when they arise is a talent, and it is one that the Project Manager and the delivery team need to acquire to help ensure project

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