Making It Up as We Go: The Perils of Ad Hoc Risk Management

Posted January 31, 2002 | Leadership | Leadership |

The stock market roller coaster. Lingering visions of cultural icons collapsing in on themselves. Lines of weary travelers snaking their way toward the airline ticket counters. These images are changing the very climate for risk management. Suddenly, "risk" has a cachet it hasn't seen in years. But is "risk management" here to stay? And if so, what forms will it take?

About The Author
Carl Pritchard
Carl Pritchard is a project management thought leader and a lead chapter author for the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 4th edition. Mr. Pritchard is US correspondent for the British project management magazine Project Manager Today and an internationally recognized lecturer and author, with five books to his credit, including Risk Management: Concepts & Guidance. He co-produced The Portable PMP Prep, a 9-CD audio training… Read More
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