Some Project Risk Management Publications
and Presentations
Second Edition of Conrow
Project Risk Management Book
Prior (First) Edition of Conrow Project Risk Management Book
Additional Risk Management Book Publications
Award Winning Risk Management Papers and Presentations
Some Additional Risk Management Papers and Presentations
Second Edition of Project Risk Management Book
The Second Edition of the highly regarded
"Effective Risk Management: Some Keys to Success," American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), ISBN 1-56347-383-6, is available (July
15, 2003). The text describes highly effective project risk management
practices, not just theory, that can be immediately applied by every level of
practitioner from novice to expert. The reader will learn how to perform risk
planning, identify and analyze risks, develop and implement risk (response)
handling plans, and monitor progress in reducing risks to an acceptable level.
The book will help the reader to develop and implement a suitable risk
management process on their project, and to evaluate an existing risk
management process, identify shortfalls, and develop and implement needed
enhancements. The book also includes comprehensive information, not just
outlines, to educate the reader on why certain project risk management
practices are either beneficial or unhelpful as well as summary information
after many of the items to help those in a hurry quickly get to the
"bottom line."
The second edition presents more than 700
project risk management tips to succeed and traps to avoid, including numerous
lessons learned derived from 20+ years work performed on Air Force, Army, Navy,
DoD, NASA, commercial, and other programs that feature hardware-intensive,
software-intensive, and mixed projects. Many of the tips and traps are unique
to this book and not available anywhere else. Multiple approaches are provided
in numerous places to permit the reader to "pick and choose" the
approach best suited for their project. Examples are also provided to help the
reader better understand and immediately apply the material to their project.
The second edition includes 450+ new tips to
succeed and traps to avoid, a "roadmap" guide to the book and
expanded table of contents (11+ pages) and index to enhance access to important
information. Key material includes:
·
An introductory chapter
on risk management and its implementation, plus individual chapters on the
overall risk management process as well as each risk management process step.
·
An extensive and unique
discussion by renowned risk management author and consultant Dr. Robert N.
Charette on risk and opportunity.
·
A discussion of risk
categories and other facets of project risk management that cut across more
than one process step.
·
Detailed information on
human and organizational behavioral considerations for more efficient project
risk management implementation.
·
Guidance on how to
develop a risk management plan (risk planning).
·
A presentation of six
different risk identification approaches--the WBS approach being only one of
six--plus additional tools and techniques for risk identification.
·
The most extensive
discussion anywhere on how to develop, implement, and evaluate
scales used in risk analysis.
·
A unique and detailed
presentation of probability levels and distribution characteristics associated
with 50+ assessment words (e.g., high, medium, low) based upon a comprehensive
survey and statistical analysis.
·
A comprehensive discussion
on the use of risk mapping matrices used to convert probability and consequence
values into risk levels.
·
Information for
developing and implementing Monte Carlo simulations.
·
A discussion of risk
response (handling) approaches and a unique method that helps to select and
implement the best approach for each risk.
·
Guidelines for risk
monitoring.
For additional information please visit the
following link (by clicking on the link) on this web site:
http://www.risk-services.com/aiaabok1.htm
Complete, unabridged reviews to the book are
contained at this URL.
To order the book directly, please visit the following link (by clicking on the
link) to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics:
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Note: AIAA members receive a 30% discount by
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longer works, go directly to the AIAA on-line store, (http://store.aiaa.org), enter Effective Risk Management in the Search box near the top of the
page (do not use quotes around the words), click GO!, then click on the
returned title (which is a hyperlink to the book page). This will allow you to
directly browse a summary of the book and place an on-line order.
This book is also available through the Project Management Institute. To order
the book directly, please visit the following link (by clicking on the link) to
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Note: PMI members receive a 10% discount by
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longer works, go directly to the PMI on-line store, http://www.pmibookstore.org/PMIBookStore/index.aspx, select "search (by author)" in the upper
left hand corner, type Conrow, click on "go," then click on the
returned title (which is a hyperlink to the book page) or MORE...
Clicking on either the title or MORE... will allow you to directly
browse a summary of the book and place an on-line order. If you wish you may
place the order with the PMI Bookstore by telephone, Toll-Free 1-(866) 276-4764 (North America).
This book is available through Amazon.com, and the First Edition received a
"5 Star" review. The following link will take you to the Amazon.com
posting location for the Second Edition. [Note: the link below is for the
Second Edition (July 2003 publication date). Amazon.com also sells the first
edition, May 2000 publication date, so be sure careful to order the second
edition (552 pages).]
If you have any questions about identifying
the Second Edition, a JPG image of the cover of the book is given in the link
below.
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Second Edition. (You may also call
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Prior (First) Edition of Conrow Project Risk Management Book
Edmund H. Conrow,
"Effective Risk Management: Some Keys to Success," American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2000, 338 pp. Replaced by the more extensive Second Edition in July 2003 (see
above).
Additional Risk Management Book Publications
1.
Author of risk
management chapter (Chapter 17) in Harold Kerzner's book "Project
Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling,"
Ninth Edition, Wiley, 2006. This is perhaps the best known and most
comprehensive book on project management that exists.
2.
Author of the risk
management chapter (Chapter 17) in Harold Kerzner's book "Project
Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling,"
Eighth Edition, Wiley, 2003.
3.
Author of the risk
management chapter (Chapter 17) in Harold Kerzner's book "Project
Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling,"
Seventh Edition, Wiley, 2000.
4.
Lead author of risk management
best practices section in Harold Kerzner's book "Advanced Project
Management: Best Practices on Implementation," Second Edition, Wiley,
2003.
Award Winning Risk Management Papers and Presentations
1.
Edmund H. Conrow,
"Some Long-Term Issues and Impediments Affecting Systems Acquisition
Reform," presented at the 1995 (bi-annual) Acquisition Research Symposium,
and published in the "1995 Acquisition Research Symposium
Proceedings," Defense Systems Management College (DSMC), June 1995. This
paper was co-winner of the David D. Acker award for "Skill in
Communications" (best paper of the symposium). (The focus of this paper is
acquisition strategy, Cost as an Independent Variable, risk management
(identifying sources of risk), and engineering design analysis.)
2.
Edmund H. Conrow,
"Some Inherent Limitations of Quantitative Cost Risk Assessment
Methodologies," presented at the 29th Annual DoD Cost Analysis Symposium,
21-23 February 1996. This paper was winner of the best contractor paper of the
symposium award.
Some Additional Risk Management Papers and Presentations
1. Edmund H. Conrow, "The Use of Ordinal Risk Scales
in Defense Systems Engineering," published in the "1995 Acquisition
Research Symposium Proceedings," DSMC, June 1995.
2. Edmund H. Conrow and Mark A. Fredrickson, "Some
Considerations for Implementing Risk Management In Defense Programs," Program
Manager, DSMC, January/February 1996.
3. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Common Sources of Risk in
Military Development Programs." Invited presentation at the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD)-Commercial Industry Meeting on Risk Management, 3
April 1996.
4. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Deficiencies and Lessons
Learned for Incorporating Risk Management in Military Development
Programs." Invited presentation at the OSD-Commercial Industry Meeting on
Risk Management, 3 April 1996.
5. Col. Dana Spears and Edmund H. Conrow, "The
Application of Risk Management and Cost as an Independent Variable on Air Force
Space Programs." Presented at the Air Force Space and Missiles System
Center (AFSMC) Acquisition Reform Day, 31 May 1996.
6. "Risk Management," Military Specifications
and Standards Reform Program, Critical Process Assessment Tool, AFSMC/AXD
(primary author, 1996 and subsequent editions, Air Force Space and Missile
Systems Center published document).
7. Facilitator for Risk Management Workshop. AFSMC
Acquisition Reform Week, 21 March 1997.
8. Edmund H. Conrow, "Managing Risk In Aerospace
Programs," Aerospace America, American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, April 1997.
9. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Considerations for
Implementing Risk Management In Development Projects." Invited paper and presentation
for the 1997 Software Engineering Institute Conference on Risk Management, 7-9
April 1997.
10. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Considerations For
Implementing Risk Management In Defense Space Projects." Invited
presentation for the 1997 AFSMC/AX Industry Day, 23 April 1997.
11. Edmund H. Conrow and Patty S. Shishido,
"Implementing Risk Management on Software-Intensive Projects," IEEE
Software, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, special issue
on software risk management, May/June 1997 (refereed journal).
12. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management Lessons
Learned." Invited presentation for the 1997 Aerospace Corporation
Symposium on Risk Management, June 1997.
13. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Considerations for
Implementing Risk Management in Commercial, Government and Defense
Programs," published in the "1997 Acquisition Research Symposium
Proceedings," DSMC, June 1997.
14. Edmund H. Conrow, "Cost Risk Analysis in the Risk
Management Process." Invited presentation for the 1997 Acquisition Reform
Model Sharing Workshop, 10 June 1997.
15. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Limitations of
Quantitative Risk Analysis Approaches Used in Project Management," Invited
paper by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, April 1998.
16. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management
Implementation: Some Lessons Learned." Invited presentation at AFSMC
Acquisition Reform Week, 5 May 1998. Also co-facilitator of workshop.
17. Edmund H. Conrow, "Inappropriate Use of Ordinal
Risk Scales: A Pervasive Risk Analysis Issue." Invited presentation at AFSMC
Acquisition Reform Week, 6 May 1998. Also helped plan workshop.
18. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Project Risk Management
Lessons Learned." Invited presentation to the Project Management Institute
(Los Angeles Chapter) and subsequent paper, 10 September 1998.
19. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Limitations and
Recommendations for Using Ordinal Scales in Risk Analysis," Presentation
and Paper to the Aerospace Corporation Symposium on Risk Management, 8-11
February 1999.
20. Edmund H. Conrow and Stephen L. Carman, "Hyperion
Project Risk Management Lessons Learned," Presentation to the Aerospace
Corporation Symposium on Risk Management (Poster Session), 8-11 February 1999.
21. Bryant Cramer and Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk
Management in Technology Validation Missions," Presentation to the International
Astronautical Federation Specialists Symposium, 21 April 1999. I also served as
Session Co-Chairman ("Cost and Risk Management"), and a member of the
Conference Panel Discussion Session.
22. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management
Implementation: Some Lessons Learned." Invited presentation at AFSMC
Acquisition Reform Week, 10 June 1999. Also facilitator of workshop.
23. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management Implementation
Issues: Some Lessons Learned." Invited presentation at AFSMC Acquisition
Reform Week, 10 June 1999. Also facilitator of Risk Management Panel.
24. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management
Implementation: Some Lessons Learned." Invited presentation at AFSMC
Acquisition Reform Week, 23 May 2000. Also facilitator of workshop.
25. Edmund H. Conrow and Bryant Cramer, "Cultural
Implementation Considerations to Foster Effective Risk Management," NASA
Mini-Retreat on Risk Management, 24 May 2000.
26. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Keys to Improving Risk
Management Effectiveness." Invited presentation at AFSMC Acquisition Reform
Week, 25 May 2000. Also facilitator of Risk Management Panel.
27. Edmund H. Conrow and Stephen L. Carman,
"Hyperion--A Risk Management Success Story." Paper and presentation
to the Project Management Institute 31st Annual Seminars & Technical
Program, 11 September 2000.
28. Edmund H. Conrow, "Lessons Learned from
Implementing Risk Management on Real Programs." Invited and featured
presentation at the Institute for International Research conference on
Estimating and Managing Project Risks, 24 October 2000.
29. Edmund H. Conrow, Stephen Carman, and Bryant Cramer,
"Risk Management on Hyperion: Consultant, Industry, and NASA
Perspectives." Invited paper and presentation to Risk Management 2000, The
Aerospace Corporation and Air Force SMC, 30 November 2000.
30. Edmund H. Conrow, "Making Risk Management Work on
Your Project." Invited presentation to the Project Management Institute
(Los Angeles Chapter), 8 February 2001.
31. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Keys to Making Risk
Management Work on Your Project." INCOSE (International
Council on Systems Engineering) INSIGHT, Vol. 4, Issue 1, April
2001.
32. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Risk Management Process
and Implementation Lessons Learned." Invited presentation to the
International Council on Systems Engineering and Project Management Institute
Joint Conference on Risk Management, May 2001. Also Lessons Learned Track
Chairman and member of the Conference panel discussion on risk management.
33. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management
Implementation." Invited presentation at AFSMC Acquisition Reform Week,
September 2001. Also facilitator of workshop (canceled by an act of war).
34. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Keys to Risk Management
Implementation." Invited presentation at AFSMC Acquisition Reform Week,
September 2001. Also facilitator of Risk Management Panel (canceled by an act
of war).
35. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Risk Management Pitfalls
and Potential Solutions," Cutter Information Technology Journal Special
Issue on Risk Management, Vol. 15, No. 2, February 2002, pp. 16-22.
36. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Risk Management Process
and Implementation Considerations." Invited presentation at AFSMC and
Aerospace Corporation Risk Management Colloquium, April 2002.
37. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Key Risk Management
Process and Implementation Considerations." Invited presentation at AFSMC
and Aerospace Corporation Risk Management Colloquium, April 2002. Also
facilitator of Risk Management Panel.
38. Edmund H. Conrow "Some Risk Management Process
and Implementation Considerations." Invited, Keynote Presentation to the
U. S. Navy semi-annual New/Future Ships Meeting, November 2002.
39. Edmund H. Conrow, "Development of Risk Management
Defense Extensions to the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge," Acquisition
Review Quarterly, Special Issue on Risk Management, Defense Acquisition
University (DAU), Spring 2003 (refereed journal).
40. Edmund H. Conrow, primary author, Risk Management
Chapter (11), Defense Acquisition University, "U. S. Department of Defense
Extension to (the Project Management Institute): "A Guide to the Project
Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK® Guide), First Edition,
Version 1, June 2003. (Also primary author of the DAU 2000, 2001, 2002
versions.) On June 20, 2003, the Defense Extensions was affirmed as a Standard
by the Project Management Institute.
41. Edmund H. Conrow, continuing contributor to:
"Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition", Defense Acquisition
University, Fifth Edition, Version 2, June 2003. (Contributor to all five
versions of this Guide since 1998.) Cited for continuing contributions on pg.
v.
42. Edmund H. Conrow, "An Analysis of Acquisition
Cost, Performance, and Schedule Characteristics for DoD Programs."
Requested by and published to the Defense Acquisition University Project
Management Community of Practice, Risk Management Group, 7 September 2003.
Includes a discussion of acquisition dynamics associated with cost,
performance, schedule, and risk.
43. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Risk Management Lessons
Learned." Presentation to AIAA Space 2003 Conference (Strategic Planning
Track, Risk Management Lessons Learned Panel), September 2003. Also facilitator
of Risk Management Panel and member of Strategic Planning Track Panel.
44. Edmund H. Conrow, "Development of Department of
Defense Extensions to the 2000 PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK®
Guide." Invited presentation to the Project Management Institute Los
Angeles Chapter, 9 October 2003.
45. Edmund H. Conrow, "Systems Engineering Ownership
of Risk Management." Refereed Paper and Presentation to Fifth National
Symposium on Space System Risk Management, Aerospace Corporation/Air Force
SMC/NASA, 18 February 2004.
46. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management for Systems of
Systems." Invited presentation to Systems and Software Technology
Conference 2004, 21 April 2004.
47. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some Risk Management Process and
Implementation Considerations." Invited presentation to Air Force Space
and Missile Systems Center, Systems Engineering Directorate, 23 April
2004. A letter of commendation was
awarded by the Air Force for this presentation (which was done on a voluntary
basis).
48. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management--Best
Practices for Success." Invited paper to Air Force SMC Space Technical
Engineering and Acquisition Management, Vol. 1, No. 2, Spring 2004.
49. Edmund H. Conrow, "The "Top 10" Risk
Analysis Issues and Why They Should Be Important to You." Invited paper to
the Cutter Consortium Risk Management Intelligence Network, 2 June 2004.
50. Edmund H. Conrow, "Establishing A Risk Management
Culture." Invited facilitated discussion to the Project Management
Institute Los Angeles Chapter, 9 June 2004.
51. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management for Systems of
Systems." Invited paper to CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense
Software Engineering, February 2005 (refereed journal).
52. Edmund H. Conrow, “Risk Management: Is it a Systems Engineering or
Project Management Process?.” Presentation to the
International Council on Systems Engineering, Los Angeles Chapter, 12 April
2005.
53. Edmund H. Conrow, "Successful Risk Management and Systems
Engineering Collaboration."
Presentation to Systems and Software Technology Conference 2005, 18 April 2005.
54. Primary author, Risk Management section, Air Force
"Systems Engineering Primer & Handbook”, Third Edition, May 2005. A
letter of commendation was awarded by the Air Force for performing this work
(which was done on a voluntary basis).
55. Edmund H. Conrow, “Successful Risk Management and
Systems Engineering Collaboration,” Presentation to International Council on
Systems Engineering Los Angeles Chapter Mini-Conference, 11 June 2005.
56. Edmund H. Conrow, “Risk Management for Systems of
Systems,” Presentation to International Council on Systems Engineering Los
Angeles Chapter Mini-Conference, 11 June 2005.
57. Edmund H. Conrow, “Risk Scales - Their Use and Abuse
in Risk Analysis,” Presentation to International Council on Systems Engineering
Los Angeles Chapter Mini-Conference, 11 June 2005.
58. Edmund H. Conrow, "Some System Engineering and Risk
Management Linkages." Refereed Paper
and Presentation to Sixth National Symposium on Space System Risk Management,
Aerospace Corporation/Air Force SMC/NASA, 26 October 2005.
59. Edmund H. Conrow, "System Engineering and Risk
Management." Invited Panel Member at
the Sixth National Symposium on Space System Risk Management, Aerospace
Corporation/Air Force SMC/NASA, 28 October 2005.
60. Edmund H. Conrow, "Risk Management Implementation
Lessons Learned." Invited presentation at AFSMC Acquisition Emersion Days,
20 April 2006.
61. Edmund H. Conrow, "Making Risk Management
Work." Invited presentation at AFSMC Acquisition Emersion Days, 20 April
2006. Also facilitator of Risk Management Panel.
62. Edmund H. Conrow, “How Systems Engineers Can Improve A
Risk Management Process,” Presentation to the International Council on Systems Engineering, Los
Angeles Chapter, 24 April 2007.
63. Edmund H. Conrow, “Risk Analysis Considerations for
Space Systems,” Paper and Presentation to the AIAA Space 2007 Conference, 20 September, 2007.
64. Edmund H. Conrow,
“Successful Risk Management for Aerospace Programs,” Presentation to the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Los Angeles Chapter, 26
September 2007.
65. Edmund H. Conrow, “Risk
Management for Space Systems,” Paper and Presentation to the Seventh
National Symposium on Space Systems Engineering & Risk Management
Conference, 27-29 February, 2008.
66. Edmund H. Conrow, “Risk
Management and Project Management for Space Systems.” Panel member, panel
organizer, and presenter to the Seventh National Symposium on Space Systems
Engineering & Risk Management Conference, 27-29 February, 2008.
67. Edmund H. Conrow and Robert
N. Charette, “Opportunity Management:
Be Careful What You Ask For,” Defense AT&L, Defense Acquisition
University, March-April 2008.
68. Tom Heinsheimer, Edmund H.
Conrow, and Eric Heinsheimer, “What Happens to Us if the Government Adopts Risk-Based Source Selection?”, Association of Proposal Management Professionals,
Global Positioning Strategies Conference, 28 May 2008.
69. Edmund H. Conrow, “Making Risk
Management Work on Your Project.”
Article for Project Management Institute-Los Angeles Chapter, July 2008
Newsletter.
70. Edmund H. Conrow, “Tailoring Risk Management to Your
Project.” Article for Project
Management Institute-Los Angeles Chapter, August 2008 Newsletter (forthcoming).
71. Edmund H. Conrow, “Balancing Cost, Performance,
Schedule, and Risk: Concepts and
Analysis of Many Programs.” Presentation to the
International Council on Systems Engineering, Los Angeles Chapter, 21 August
2008 (forthcoming).
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