Is The Sky Falling? Segmented Risk Identification Questions

Is The Sky Falling?Segmented Risk Identification QuestionsPresented at ITT Technical Institute, Strongsville, OH03/31/2016 by Christopher Gentry, PMP

Risk Identification – Why?

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What Questions Should Be Considered During Project Risk Identification?


Risk Segmentation• People

• Process

• Technology

• Environment


Risk Segmentation - People• Are there enough?

• Do they have the correct skills? At what level is their knowledge? Education? Experience?

• Is there a good chemistry (team dynamics: Form, Storm, Norm, supportive v. competitive)

• Race, religion, gender, location, communication style, workload, demeanor, company culture


Risk Segmentation - People• Individual monopoly or group think? Social norms?

• Politics (individual, department, managerial/upward focused, company, industry)

• Representation by Executive sponsors & business leaders

• "How does this make me feel" - Support and "buy-in“ to goals


Risk Segmentation - Process• Is it documented? If so how well? How long ago was it

documented? By whom?

• Openly known process, or owned by a select few

• Are there pictures, diagrams, roadmaps, tutorials?


Risk Segmentation - Process• Tribal knowledge or open for interpretation

• Waterfall, Agile or SCRUM

• Communication protocol within organization (ex. Status reports, Executive reporting, team meetings)


Risk Segmentation - Technology• Identifying and measuring the success of a project

– Key Performance Indicators– Defined S.M.A.R.T = Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely,

business value focused

• PC or IOS, IoT (internet of things) (what is the person's ability to use technology)

• Is it needed?

• Is it available?

• Connected or not (can it run unconnected from a network)


Risk Segmentation - Technology• Battery life (UPS life) or plugged into outlet

• Screen size

• Keyboard (ergonomics)

• Social networks (used for team communications, marketing internally and external communications)


Risk Segmentation - Environment• Competitors in the market

• New technologies

• Economy

• Consumers needs change

• Desk or whiteboard


Risk Segmentation - Environment• Tools needed available? Markers, phone, paper, heat,

water, chair…

• Cube or office

• Artificial lighting or windows

• What's outside the window? Hallway, Datacenter, sky, Nature, city scape, suburb


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Is The Sky Falling? Segmented Risk Identification Questions