Practical Risk Assessment for Project Management (Hardcover)

Stephen Grey

ISBN 10: 047193979X / ISBN 13: 9780471939795

Edité par John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 1995

A propos de cet article

Hardcover. In the estimating, planning and management of any project, large or small, an understanding of the impact of risk is critical. This book explains how the growing number of people choosing to or forced to organise their work as projects can make realistic assessments of the uncertainty affecting costs, timescale and revenue, before commitments are made. A clear analysis of the role of uncertainty is combined in this concise and practical handbook with simple, cost-effective techniques for measuring and modelling the overall risk to a projects budget and schedule. There is advice and help here for the whole project team, including project managers; bid managers; project sales professionals; planners; estimators; managers running a project-based business; and consultants and auditors advising a projects business. Drawn from the authors extensive experience on projects ranging in scale from a few man-months to hundreds of man-years, the book will beelevant to anyone involved in a project-based business. Examples are presented as simple models, built in spreadsheets using the atRisk software package. No more than basic knowledge of Lotus 1-2-3 or Excel will be required by the reader. This handbook presents simple techniques for the analysis and management of risk and uncertainty. Primarily for those in IT but of relevance to any project-based business, the text assumes no more than a basic knowledge of Lotus 123 or Excel. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9780471939795

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Practical Risk Assessment for Project Management (Hardcover)
• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
• Date de parution: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 047193979X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780471939795
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de l'article: new

A propos de ce titre

Synopsis

In the estimating, planning and management of any project, large or small, an understanding of the impact of risk is critical. This book explains how the growing number of people choosing to or forced to organise their work as projects can make realistic assessments of the uncertainty affecting costs, timescale and revenue, before commitments are made. A clear analysis of the role of uncertainty is combined in this concise and practical handbook with simple, cost-effective techniques for measuring and modelling the overall risk to a project's budget and schedule. There is advice and help here for the whole project team, including project managers; bid managers; project sales professionals; planners; estimators; managers running a project-based business; and consultants and auditors advising a projects business. Drawn from the author's extensive experience on projects ranging in scale from a few man-months to hundreds of man-years, the book will beelevant to anyone involved in a project-based business. Examples are presented as simple models, built in spreadsheets using the @Risk software package. No more than basic knowledge of Lotus 1-2-3^(R) or Excel^(R) will be required by the reader.

À propos de l?auteur

Stephen Grey is the author of Practical Risk Assessment for Project Management, published by Wiley.