Is The Sky Falling? Segmented Risk Identification Questions
- 1. Is The Sky Falling? Segmented Risk Identification Questions Presented at ITT Technical Institute, Strongsville, OH 03/31/2016 by Christopher Gentry, PMP
- 3. What Questions Should Be Considered During Project Risk Identification? 3www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
- 4. Risk Segmentation • People • Process • Technology • Environment 4www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
- 5. Risk Segmentation - People • Are there enough? • Do they have the correct skills? At what level is their knowledge? Education? Experience? • Is there a good chemistry (team dynamics: Form, Storm, Norm, supportive v. competitive) • Race, religion, gender, location, communication style, workload, demeanor, company culture 5www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
- 6. Risk Segmentation - People • Individual monopoly or group think? Social norms? • Politics (individual, department, managerial/upward focused, company, industry) • Representation by Executive sponsors & business leaders • "How does this make me feel" - Support and "buy-in“ to goals 6www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
- 7. Risk Segmentation - Process • Is it documented? If so how well? How long ago was it documented? By whom? • Openly known process, or owned by a select few • Are there pictures, diagrams, roadmaps, tutorials? 7www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
- 8. Risk Segmentation - Process • Tribal knowledge or open for interpretation • Waterfall, Agile or SCRUM • Communication protocol within organization (ex. Status reports, Executive reporting, team meetings) 8www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
- 9. Risk Segmentation - Technology • Identifying and measuring the success of a project – Key Performance Indicators – Defined S.M.A.R.T = Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely, business value focused • PC or IOS, IoT (internet of things) (what is the person's ability to use technology) • Is it needed? • Is it available? • Connected or not (can it run unconnected from a network) 9www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
- 10. Risk Segmentation - Technology • Battery life (UPS life) or plugged into outlet • Screen size • Keyboard (ergonomics) • Social networks (used for team communications, marketing internally and external communications) 10www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
- 11. Risk Segmentation - Environment • Competitors in the market • New technologies • Economy • Consumers needs change • Desk or whiteboard 11www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
- 12. Risk Segmentation - Environment • Tools needed available? Markers, phone, paper, heat, water, chair… • Cube or office • Artificial lighting or windows • What's outside the window? Hallway, Datacenter, sky, Nature, city scape, suburb 12www.linkedin.com/in/cgentry
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