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Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers - Risk Management Scope and Roles
In this lesson, we will look at the scope of cyber risk management and the different kinds of roles under cyber risk management.
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Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers - Risk Management Definition and Types
In this video, we embark upon cyber risk management, the types of cyber risks we may face in an organization, and how to eliminate those risks as much as possible.
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6+1 Risk Management Strategies... in 60 seconds
A quick bite-sized introduction to the 6+1 Risk Management Strategies in 60 seconds
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What are Risks and Issues?.. in 60 seconds
A quick bite-sized introduction to Risks and Issues in 60 seconds
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A Live Dragon | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from JRR Tolkein
J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, said that 'It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near one.' J.R.R. Tolkien was not only the author of The Lord of the Rings and The...
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How to Create a Risk Management Plan
Risk Management is a big topic. But at its core is your risk management plan... How will you deal with a particular risk? Eight Steps to Create a Risk Management Plan 1. Clarify what the risk is Characterize it, describe it, evaluate it,...
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What is a Residual Risk & What is Secondary Risk?
In this video, I answer the questions what is Residual Risk and what is a Secondary Risk? And along the way, we also need to understand the term Inherent Risk too. Inherent Risk, or Underlying Risk This is the risk level you start with,...
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Project Management: The Definition of Risk
What is Risk? In this video, Dr Mike Clayton, author of 'Risk Happens!' sets out a clear definition. This is a sample video from our Project Management core course program.
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What is Release Management? Project Management in Under 5
Projects - especially IT projects - need to release new software into a live environment. So, what is Release Management?
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Risk Response Strategies wins PM Update MVP Award
I am proud that the OnlinePMCourses feature article, 'Risk Response Strategies: Full Roundup' has won PM Updates Most Valuable Post (MVP) award in the Risk Management Category.
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Project Risk Management - How to Manage Project Risk
When you are managing a project, risk is always with you. So, Project Risk Management is a fundamental discipline. Project Risk Management one of the 10 Knowledge Areas in the PMBOK Guide 6th Edition and one of the 7 themes of PRINCE2....
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What is VUCA? ...and VUCA' (VUCA Prime)
VUCA. It's a VUCA world. You've heard it a lot. Have you ever wondered what it means? If you don't know and have wondered, well now's your chance to find out. I'll answer the questions: What is VUCA, and What is VUCA' (VUCA Prime) VUCA...
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How To be Perfect... | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Winston Churchill
The great British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, said 'To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.' In this short, bite-size video, I reflect on what that quote means for project manager and the discipline of Project...
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What is a Black Swan?
The Black Swan is a book about risk, by polymath, Nassim Nicolas Taleb. Black Swans risks that meet 3 criteria 1. Outlier - not expected from previous experience 2. Extreme impact 3. Explainable after the fact You can think of a black...
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4 Types of Project Risk - Different Forms of Uncertainty
A project risk is simply ‘uncertainty that can affect outcome’. And when we classify risks, we focus on the types of impact that they can have: - Schedule - Budget - Technology - People - Compliance - Political… - Etc We rarely think of...
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Benefits Management: the Missing Knowledge Area
I want to argue why I believe Benefits Management is a missing knowledge area from so much of Project Management. There's a whole load of potentially missing Knowledge Areas. Domains of knowledge, expertise, and practice that are not...
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Top 5 Ways to Remove a Risk Entirely
There are six (arguably seven) strategies for managing risk. But the one that is least understood is the most powerful of all… if you can make it work: removing a risk entirely. So, let's survey one of the most important risk management...
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What if? Top 10 Things to Build into Your Project Contingency Plan
A contingency plan is a valuable part of your risk management. Whilst it won’t stop risks happening, nor even make them less likely, it will give you a clear set of steps to follow if one should manifest. Here are 10 tactics you can put...
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How to Do Risk Management in Agile Projects
Some people might expect that agile projects have – or even need – no risk management. That is completely wrong. So, let's look at how to do risk management in agile projects. We need to adapt our risk management approach to the nature...
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How to Deliver an IMPOSSIBLE Project
Do you need to take on an impossible project: something nobody thinks can be done? Or maybe a project no one thinks should be done! Here are eight principles for how to do just that. I explain them in the video! 1. Commitment 2. Control...
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The Project Control Paradox
Project Control is an important part of our discipline as Project Managers. But it carries within it a paradox... Anyone who has been to any of my live events will know that I have a few project management 'catch phrases' that I...
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Chaos is a Ladder
From time to time, I like to take a quote out of context, and examine what Project Managers can learn from it. 'Chaos is a Ladder' is a great quote to analyze. You may think this one is for Game of Thrones fans. In fact, despite its deep...
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Failure and Blame: Learn to Avoid Project Failure
Project Failure is one of the favorite topics for project managers. From pub conversations to the outrageously-priced Standish Report, we love to discuss and read about failed projects. We think that, by learning about them, we can avoid...
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What is a Pre-mortem? ...and how do you run one?
In this video, I answer the questions, what is a Pre-mortem and how do you run one? A Pre-mortem is a technique devised by Gary Klein, which he documents in his excellent book, The Power of Intuition: https://geni.us/2mYQYLK It is a way...