Practical project risk management the ATOM methodology
Get the "how" of correctly managing project risk in this latest edition of Practical Project Risk Management: The ATOM Methodology. The authors, David Hillson and Peter Simon, have applied their extensive experience in managing risk on projects to develop this simple and scalable approach-...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tysons Corner, Virginia
Management Concepts Press
2012
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| Edition: | Second edition |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- ATOM for the Typical ProjectComparison to Existing Standards; Conclusion; PART II: Applying ATOM to a Typical Project; Chapter 4: Start at the Beginning (Initiation); Inputs; Activities; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 5: Exposing the Challenge (Identification); Inputs; Activities; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 6: Understand the Exposure (Assessment); Inputs; Activities; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 7: Options and Actions (Response Planning); Inputs; Activities; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 8: Spread the Word (Reporting); Inputs; Activities; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 9: Just Do It (Implementation); Inputs
- Response PlanningReporting; Implementation; Review; Post-Project Review; Conclusion; Chapter 15: Simulating Possible Futures (Quantitative Analysis); Introducing Monte Carlo Analysis; Quantitative Risk Analysis in the Project Life Cycle; Quantitative Risk Analysis in the ATOM Process; Getting Started; Analysis; Interpreting Outputs; Using Results; Conclusion; Chapter 16: Managing Risk in Programs; From Projects to Programs; Program Management Basics; Aim and Scope of Program Risk Management; Managing Program Risk; Epilogue: Next Steps; Step 1: Appoint an Organizational Risk Sponsor
- Step 2: Tailor the ATOM ProcessStep 3: Pilot Application; Step 4: Modify Process (if required); Step 5: Develop Infrastructure; Step 6: Train Staff; Step 7: Assess Existing Risk Management Capability; Step 8: Implementation and Rollout; Step 9: Reassess Capability and Refresh Process; Conclusion; Appendix A: Templates and Examples; Appendix B: Further Templates and Examples; Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations; References and Further Reading; Index
- Title Page; Copyright; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Authors' Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: The Problem; Chapter 1: The Challenge of Managing Risk; Risk-The Definition Debate; Using Risk Management on Projects; Benefits of Effective Risk Management; Chapter 2: Making It Work; Why Don't We Do It?; Turning Negatives into Positives; The Critical Success Factors for Risk Management; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Active Threat and Opportunity Management-The ATOM Risk Process; Introducing ATOM; Project Sizing
- ActivitiesOutputs; Summary; Chapter 10: Keep It Alive (Major Reviews); Inputs; Activities; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 11: Ongoing Updates (Minor Reviews); Inputs; Activities; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 12: Learn from Experience (Post-Project Review); Inputs; Activities; Outputs; Summary; PART III: Variations on a Theme; Chapter 13: ATOM for Small Projects; Less Is More; Initiation; Identification; Assessment; Response Planning; Reporting; Implementation; Review; Post-Project Review; Conclusion; Chapter 14: ATOM for Large Projects; Bigger Is Better; Initiation; Identification; Assessment