This course focuses on the understanding and applying the risk management process in a project
setting contextual to an organisation. Projects are intended to support overall organisational strategy
and vision, yet the alignment of project objectives are often glossed over. Through the workshop,
participants will be introduced to the importance of applying risk management processes as a key
governance and assurance imperative in public and private sector, and not-for-profit organisations.
We focus on a process of understanding the characteristics of risk and how they are linked to the
overall objective of a project and its relevant context (e.g. strategic, operational, tactical). We evaluate
the controls that should be put into place to identify, assess, mitigate and manage risk, and implement
policies and procedures to communicate and manage risks. Finally, we explore the risk management
as being an application of a dynamic monitoring and review process activity. Application of the risk
management process is critical to assist in ensuring achievement of successful project outcomes.
In addition to gaining a knowledge and understanding of risk management, participants will emerge
with a risk management process model and templates that can be applied in any context and within
any size of organisation.
Day 1: Introduction to the course – setting the workshop context and learning objectives
• The need and importance of business managers to understand the importance of the application
of risk management in the organisation
• Understand the core components of a good risk management process by using the integrated
case study and case tools to apply course learning to, including development of a risk register
• Understanding the context and setting clear project objectives as the starting point of applying a
risk management process, and project alignment with organisational mission and vision
• Identify the relevant categories of potential risk to achieving successful project outcomes
• Undertake a risk assessment process, and apply to a risk assessment matrix
Day 2 Continues with our hands-on case study to apply the principles of the risk management process
• Determine responses to identified risks, including potential contingencies and clarify risk
responses
• Identify roles of stakeholders in risk management process, and assign risk owners
• Understand and apply elements of a risk management plan to own project
• Implement strategies to communicate, monitor and review risks