Managing risk in programmes

Programmes are risky undertakings and require proactive risk management, but programmes are not large projects, and programme risk management is different from project risk management. In this presentation at ProjectControlsExpo 2013 in London, David Hillson, The Risk Doctor, explores the unique and specific characteristics of managing programme risk, providing a clear understanding of the challenge as well as practical guidelines to deal with it.
Programme risk management is focused around risk efficiency, allowing risk exposure to be balanced across the programme. It is also necessary to handle programme-level risks as well as risks which have been escalated from programme components. A unique two-phase approach is proposed for handling these different types of risk in programmes, using both implicit and explicit techniques.
Finally the presentation outlines the challenges remaining in developing a robust and effective approach to management of programme risk.

[@MikeTaylorEastStaffordshire]

Excellent presentation, it has happily and effortlessly filled many gaps that I had in my understanding ...

[@Risk-Doctor]

Thanks for the positive feedback Mike - glad this video was helpful.

[@congdothanh9316]

Complexity of OBS, RBS, WBS is the key different be dealing with at program risk management plan vs project risk management plan. Excellent presentation on risk management

[@Risk-Doctor]

Thanks for this interesting feedback! There are many differences between managing risk at program and project levels, including the way the work is structured using various breakdown structures. But I think the key difference is the presence of escalated risks at program level, pushed up from project level - these escalated risks don't exist at project level.

[@ym2518]

Structured and well articulated presentation. Great! Hats off! Hope to meet you soon.

[@Risk-Doctor]

Thank you Yasir. I'm pleased that you enjoyed this presentation.