Positive Risk in Project Management: How to Find, Own and Capture the Upside
On 29 April 2007 a tanker fire collapsed a section of the MacArthur Maze … Read more
Project risk management is where the profession’s bad habits are most visible: a register built in week one, never revisited, and a mitigation column that says “monitor”. The teams that get value from it treat identification as a recurring interview process rather than a one-off workshop.
The guides here work through the four steps of the process in sequence, with a 46 question assessment questionnaire designed to surface the risks people would otherwise leave unsaid. Positive risk gets its own treatment, since most registers quietly discard upside and then wonder why the exercise feels like paperwork. There is also the standard for risk management in portfolios, programs and projects, guidance for genuinely complex programs, project communication planning, and the project manager’s role in compliance risk.
For delivery mechanics see project management, and for scoring and technique risk assessment and enterprise risk management.
Risk Mitigation in Project Management: The Complete Practitioner’s Guide
Here’s an uncomfortable truth about project management: most projects don’t fail because of one … Read more
Effective Risk Management Planning: Strategies for Success
PMI’s 2025 Pulse of the Profession report found that only 58% of projects were … Read more
Mastering Project Risk: Expert Strategies for Success
In the realm of project management, understanding and managing project risks is crucial for … Read more
The 4 Major Steps of Project Risk Management: A Practitioner’s Guide for 2026
In September 2025, Accenture reported that 92% of capital projects still miss their time … Read more
What Is Meant by Project Risk Management? A Complete Guide
According to Accenture’s 2025 Blueprint for Success, 92% of capital projects fail to deliver … Read more
Project Risk Assessment Questionnaire Template: 46 Questions That Actually Surface Risk
The Project Management Institute reported in its 2026 Pulse of the Profession that 80 … Read more
Steps to Managing Risk for Your Projects
No project is without risk—but that doesn’t mean your project is doomed to fail. … Read more
The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios Programs and Projects
Many organizations struggle with managing risk in their portfolio programs and projects. Since the … Read more
Role of Project Manager in Compliance Risk Management
A project manager’s job is to plan, execute, and deliver a project on time … Read more
Project Communication Plan: Template, Examples, and Step-by-Step Guide
Key Takeaways # Takeaway 1 A project communication plan defines who receives what information, … Read more
Project Risk Management Process
The project risk management process typically includes four key steps: risk identification, risk analysis, … Read more