Some Project Risk Management Publications and Presentations


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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:

http://www.aiaa.org/store/storeproductdetail.cfm?ID=1010

Note: AIAA members receive a 30% discount by ordering this book through AIAA ($59.95 vs. $84.95). If the above AIAA link no 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 the Project Management Institute:

http://www.pmibookstore.org/PMIBookStore/productDetails.aspx?itemID=314&varID=1

Note: PMI members receive a 10% discount by ordering this book through PMI ($71.96 vs. $79.95). If the above PMI link no 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).]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1563475812/qid=1098036044/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-7591621-9259356?v=glance&s=books

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.

Second_Edition_Conrow_Book.jpg


This book is available through Barnes&Noble.com. The following link will take you to the Barnes&Noble.com posting location for the Second Edition.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=oC6NK3FAvI&isbn=1563475812&itm=1

This book is also available through OrderPoint.com. (International Council on Systems Engineering members receive special pricing from OrderPoint.)  The following link will take you to the OrderPoint.com posting location for the Second Edition.  (You may also call OrderPoint.com by phone at (800) 999-9174.)

http://ww2.orderpoint.com/qfull.html?sord=&isbn=1563475812&start=


This book is also available through Alibris.com ™.  The following link will take you to the Alibris.com ™ posting location for the Second Edition.

http://www.alibris.com/search/detail.cfm?chunk=25&mtype=&wauth=conrow&qwork=1922342&qcond=6&S=R&bid=8639143958&pbest=68%2E95&pqtynew=4&pbestnew=82%2E30&page=1&matches=4&qsort=p


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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).


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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.


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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.


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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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