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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470853557

ISBN-139780470853559

eBay Product ID (ePID)6017873

Product Key Features

Number of Pages408 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameProject Risk Management : Processes, Techniques and Insights

SubjectProject Management, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Management

Publication Year2003

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorStephen Ward, Chris Chapman

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight31.5 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width7.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2003-060455

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658.4/04

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentForeword to the first edition. Foreword to the second edition. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Setting the scene. 1. Uncertainty, risk, and their management. 2. The project life cycle. 3. Motives for formal risk management processes. 4. An overview of generic risk management processes. Part II: Elaborating the generic process framework. 5. Define the project. 6. Focus the process. 7. Identify the issues. 8. Structure the issues. 9. Clarify ownership. 10. Estimate variability. 11. Evaluate overall implications. 12. Harness the plans. 13. Manage implementation. Part III: Closing the loop. 14. Risk management initiated at different stages in the projectlife cycle. 15. Effective and efficient risk management. 16. Ownership issues: a contractor perspective. 17. Organizing for risk management. References. Index.

SynopsisBased on sound conceptual foundations yet developed to meet practical concerns, Project Risk Management has become recognized as a standard work on its subject. It sets out the key issues and concepts involved in effective risk and uncertainty management in a clear and accessible way, providing a comprehensive discussion of risk management processes set firmly in the context of the project management task as a whole and focused on improving performance. The Second Edition has been extensively revised and updated to meet the new challenges of the field, and offers methodologies and techniques that are applicable to all kinds and all sizes of project., Project Risk Management sets out the key issues and concepts involved in effective risk and uncertainty management in a clear and accessible way. It provides a comprehensive discussion of risk management processes set firmly in the context of the project management task as a whole and focused on performance., "When first published in 1997, Chris Chapman and Stephen Wards Project Risk Management instantly became a classic in the field, bringing risk management in a systematic manner into the mainstream for the management of projects. Their second edition of this seminal work is a tour de force - a comprehensive, lucid, and highly readable guide to one of the thorniest aspects of managing projects. Their book is a combination of leading edge scholarship coupled with strong, practical advice for project managers. I found useful insights on nearly every page." Jeffrey K. Pinto, Ph.D. Breene Professor of Management, Penn State University "Chris Chapman and Stephen Ward are our two leading scholars in project based uncertainty management. This second edition confirms their importance to the field." Peter W G Morris, Professor of Project Management, University College London; Executive Director, INDECO

LC Classification NumberHD61