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TODAY’S AGENDA
• Why Manage Risk? • Black Swans • Failure: Infectious and
Avoidable • Throwing Away Bad Apples • The Case For Plan B • How to Create Plan A
“ THE AVERAGE PROJECT
SCHEDULE OVERRUN
IS 70%”
SOURCE:HARVARDBUSINESSREVIEW(Sep2011),“WhyYourITProjectMayBeRiskierThanYouThink”
“17% OF PROJECTS HAD A COST OVERRUN OF
200%
” SOURCE:HARVARDBUSINESSREVIEW(Sep2011),“WhyYourITProjectMayBeRiskierThanYouThink”
“ THE AVERAGE PROJECT
COST OVERRUN IS
27%”
SOURCE:HARVARDBUSINESSREVIEW(Sep2011),“WhyYourITProjectMayBeRiskierThanYouThink”
PEOPLE MISTAKES
1. Not Involving your Team 2. Ignoring People Risks 3. Assuming the Worst Can’t
Happen
PROCESS MISTAKES
4. Not identifying specific risks
5. No contingency planning 6. Mistaking risks for issues 7. Not looking for new risks
STOP THESE PROJECTS!
POOR PROJECT PLAN
NO CONTINGENCY PLANS
NO RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
NO EXIT CRITERIA
NO CONTINGENCY BUDGET
PREPARE PLAN B IN ADVANCE
“Most projects only have a ‘Plan A’. These projects are never successful because Plan A never works.” -- @bryanbarrow
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BRYAN SAYS . . .
“You can successfully kick off even the most challenging projects but only if you have the right process and the right people.” -- @bryanbarrow
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BRYAN SAYS . . .
“Just because life is full of risks, it doesn’t mean you have to be beaten by them -- Bryan Barrow”
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FOR MORE INFORMATION . . .
• The Biggest Drawbacks Of The ‘Sticky Note’ Workshop
• How To Plan Your Project Using Index Cards
• The Business Benefits Of Facilitated Planning Workshops
EVEN MORE INFORMATION . . .
My take on running successful project kickoff workshops: • How To Plan Your
Projects using Index Cards
• Who should attend • Converting outputs
to schedules in record time
Available on Amazon
END CREDITS
“THEFARAWAYEYES” TheFarawayEyesviaPhotopin
“BRICKWALL” VIZZualviaPhotopin
KANDYANPLATESPINNERS KandyanPlateSpinnersviaPhotopin
“BLACKSWAN” BirdaspoetryviaPhotopin
DOMINOES Unknown
“BLACKCOFFEE” JennyFaberviaPhotopin
“REDBULL” SpacePirate82viaPhotopin
“BUDDY” BryanBarrow,allrightsreserved
“BADAPPLES” RoreviaPhotopin
“PLANB” GoodToHaveviaPhotopin
“CauWon!Smombie! A_PeachviaFlickr
“AreYouMakingTheseRiskManagementMistakes”©2016BryanBarrow
WANT ME TO DELIVER THIS TALK AT YOUR CONFERENCE?
Bryan Barrow CITP MAPM MBCS MPSA Tel: +(44) 7954 435456 Email: [email protected] Web: bryanbarrow.com Skype: bryanbarrow Twitter: @bryanbarrow