Lab Identifies Risks Early in Project Plan
- ronswingle
- Jan 13, 2016
- 1 min read
A test lab within a manufacturing company was preparing to obtain management approval for purchasing a new software package in the lab. One key element of this preparation was identifying risks associated with the project along with a mitigation plan for those risks.
ProjectLead established a framework for identifying possible project risks.
ProjectLead worked with the business leader to score the project using the risk matrix.
ProjectLead worked with the business leader to identify ways to mitigate higher risk items.
RESULTS
Risk Awareness
Using the matrix helped everyone be more aware of many risks they normally wouldn't think about.
Proactive Mitigation
Discussing mitigation plans up front eliminated the need to panic when a problem arose.
Contingency Planning
Identifying contingency plans up front helped reduce stress when possible problems were on the horizon.
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