Qualitative Risk Analysis and the PMP® Exam

Setting priorities and determining action plans related to risks is crucial to your success as a project manager and the overall health of your projects. Performing qualitative risk analysis is one PMP exam process that can help you evaluate risks and assess where your time and effort are most needed. Here at Project Management Academy, …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Introduction to Quantitative Risk Analysis for the PMP Exam

Understanding how to gather, interpret, and act upon risk-related information is crucial for any project manager. Therefore, it’s crucial to learn how to perform quantitative risk analysis before taking the PMP Exam. This Project Management Academy resource will review what it is, why it matters, and how to perform quantitative risk analysis. Prepare for the …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

PMI-RMP® Exam Changes for 2022

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced upcoming changes to the PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® certification exam. The updated exam is expected to be released on April 1, 2022. Review this Project Management Academy guide to the PMI-RMP® exam changes to learn how best to prepare for the new PMI-RMP® exam. On this page: …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Risk Identification in Project Management

Project Management Institute defines risk as “an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on a project’s objectives.” Potential risks include external, internal, technical, or unforeseeable threats and opportunities to your project and deliverables. Learn more about how to identify risk in project management and what you should …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Risk Types in Project Management

What do all projects of all sizes across all industries have in common? The answer is risk. It is just one reason Project Management Institute’s (PMI) standards and certifications for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification include risk management. The universal fact of risk is every project will have a unique blend of risk types …

Megan Bell

Plan Risk Responses for PMP®

There are many Project Management Professionals (PMP)® who use plan risk responses in the plan of their projects. Just as you learned from the Project Management Institute (PMI) standards, you use Risk Management processes and tools to increase the probability of a successful project outcome. Once identified risks have been captured in the Risk Register, …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Risk Audit vs Risk Review

Project managers include the risk audit and the risk review in their overall risk management process work with complex or large projects. Within the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, there are frequently questions designed to assess one’s knowledge of the uses of the risk audit and the risk review to ensure the different purposes are …

Megan Bell

Risk Register in Project Management

Risk is such a given in any project that, as we like to say, the biggest risk is ignoring project risk management. One strategy to help you anticipate and plan for potential project risks is creating a risk register and risk report. Project Management Professionals (PMP) use a risk register and risk report on risk-driven …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

intro to risk breakdown structure

Introduction to Risk Breakdown Structure PMP

Since every project comes with risks, every project manager should be well versed in the risk management process. Risk management involves identifying, assessing, and managing risks using established industry guidelines and best practice standards. Identifying risks can help project managers produce a list of all known potential risks. However, this list doesn’t help you decide …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Introduction to Risk Management Plan

All projects have inherent risks. After all, risk is an uncertain event or circumstance that can cause or influence a positive or negative result. Not even a Project Management Professional (PMP) can completely stop the risk, but they can make a risk management plan to address, mitigate, and manage the risks of the highest probability …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO