{"product_id":"managing-project-risks-hardcover","title":"Managing Project Risks - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter J. Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaulo Vaz Serra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive and highly practical overview of project risk management emphasising pragmatic solutions and user-friendly methods without advanced mathematical techniques\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging Project Risks\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive treatment of project risk management, offering a systematic but easy-to-follow approach. This book explores critical topics that influence how risks are managed, but which are rarely found in other books, including risk knowledge management, cultural risk-shaping, project complexity, political risks, and strategic risk management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book commences with foundational concepts, providing an overview of risk, project definitions, project stakeholders, and risk management systems. Subsequent chapters explore the core processes of project risk management, including risk identification, analysis, evaluation, response strategies, and risk monitoring and control. Additional topics include risk knowledge management, the influence of culture on risk, political risks in projects, and relevant software applications. Experienced readers may choose to navigate directly to the later chapters, which focus on strategic risk management and offer recommendations for planning, building, and maturing a project risk management system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, the authors impart a practical approach that does not rely on high level expertise or advanced mathematical techniques; the emphasis remains on pragmatic solutions, user-friendly techniques, and reliable communication, enabling readers to seamlessly integrate theory into practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpdates to the newly revised Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eManaging Project Risks\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional tools and techniques for risk identification and an expanded treatment of risk communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new tool for early-stage project complexity assessment--the stage where uncertainties, and thus threat and opportunity risks, are at their highest level\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA more substantial treatment of planning for crisis response and disaster recovery, taking into consideration climate change and the increasingly prevalent impacts of severe weather phenomena\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore information on strategic risk management, now including public and organizational policy development with respect to risks in projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging Project Risks\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for practitioners of project management across architecture, construction, engineering, and technology disciplines, for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and for public and private sector stakeholders involved in decision-making and policy development. It is useful wherever project-driven activities are undertaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive and highly practical overview of project risk management emphasising pragmatic solutions and user-friendly methods without advanced mathematical techniques\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging Project Risks\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive treatment of project risk management, offering a systematic but easy-to-follow approach. This book explores critical topics that influence how risks are managed, but which are rarely found in other books, including risk knowledge management, cultural risk-shaping, project complexity, political risks, and strategic risk management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book commences with foundational concepts, providing an overview of risk, project definitions, project stakeholders, and risk management systems. Subsequent chapters explore the core processes of project risk management, including risk identification, analysis, evaluation, response strategies, and risk monitoring and control. Additional topics include risk knowledge management, the influence of culture on risk, political risks in projects, and relevant software applications. Experienced readers may choose to navigate directly to the later chapters, which focus on strategic risk management and offer recommendations for planning, building, and maturing a project risk management system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, the authors impart a practical approach that does not rely on high level expertise or advanced mathematical techniques; the emphasis remains on pragmatic solutions, user-friendly techniques, and reliable communication, enabling readers to seamlessly integrate theory into practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpdates to the newly revised Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eManaging Project Risks\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional tools and techniques for risk identification and an expanded treatment of risk communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new tool for early-stage project complexity assessment--the stage where uncertainties, and thus threat and opportunity risks, are at their highest level\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA more substantial treatment of planning for crisis response and disaster recovery, taking into consideration climate change and the increasingly prevalent impacts of severe weather phenomena\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore information on strategic risk management, now including public and organizational policy development with respect to risks in projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging Project Risks\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for practitioners of project management across architecture, construction, engineering, and technology disciplines, for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and for public and private sector stakeholders involved in decision-making and policy development. It is useful wherever project-driven activities are undertaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter J. Edwards, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is an Emeritus Professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia and continues to be active in research and writing in his retirement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaulo Vaz Serra, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a civil engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry, public and private, and operational research and development in Europe. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Edwards, BSc, \u003c\/b\u003e has more than 20 years of experience initiating and managing projects in a large department of the Australian federal government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53152385564979,"sku":"9781394263806","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SDN4YEi7dw9781394263806.webp?v=1773989692","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/managing-project-risks-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}