Risk Management Planning
This article presents a nice overview of risk planning and mitigation implementation common for most organizations and projects. In the case of BI projects, the risk planning process can be similar, but the pitfalls are unique to BI. They are most likely to be related to technology and data.
Project Risk by Phases
Example: Risk Closeout on John's Move
To close out the risk mitigation plan for his move, John examines the risk breakdown structure and risk mitigation plan for items that need to be finalized. He makes a checklist to be sure all the risk mitigation plans are completed, as shown in Figure 16.5. Risk is not allocated evenly over the life of the project. On projects with a high degree of new technology, the majority of the risks may be in the early phases of the project. On projects with a large equipment budget, the largest amount of risk may be during the procurement of the equipment. On global projects with a large amount of political risk, the highest portion of risk may be toward the end of the project.
Figure 16.5 Closeout of Risk Mitigation Plan for John's Move