Risk Management: A Project Management Process Area at Maturity Level 3
Purpose
The purpose of Risk Management (RSKM) is to identify potential problems before they occur so that risk handling activities can be planned and invoked as needed across the life of the product or project to mitigate adverse impacts on achieving objectives.
Tip
The practices in RSKM also apply to identifying, evaluating, and maximizing (or realizing) opportunities.
Introductory Notes
Risk management is a continuous, forward-looking process that is an important part of project management. Risk management should address issues that could endanger achievement of critical objectives. A continuous risk management approach effectively anticipates and mitigates risks that ...
Get CMMI® for Acquisition, Second Edition: Guidelines for Improving the Acquisition of Products and Services now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
