FREE SAMPLE FROM IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING PROJECT RISK By Tom Kendrick, PMP

Projects—especially complex ones—are inherently risky. Between time constraints, technical challenges, and resource issues, things can easily go wrong—making the identification of potential risks an essential component of every project manager’s job.

Fully updated and consistent with the Risk Management Professional (RMP) certification and the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), Identifying and Managing Project Risk remains the definitive resource for project managers seeking to guard against failure.

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Why Project Risk Management?

Those who cannot remember the pastare condemned to repeat it.

—GEORGE SANTAYANA

Far too many of today’s projects ...

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