Phil Walker – författare

Project Risk Management Guidelines covers the basic principles, practices, and techniques for managing risk in projects, especially large-scale and complex projects. With extensive case study material, the book addresses the basics of project risk management and outlines a step-by-step approach to risk management.

Risk runs through the fabric of any project.  It is so intimately bound up in forecasting and decision making that it cannot be isolated or handled separately from other project management activities.  Success can only be achieved if risk management is integrated closely with project management.Over the past decade, developments in risk management methods and standards have addressed the need to manage risk in a project in an integrated manner.  This is a more natural way of working than past practices have been.  It has beneficial effects on the practice of risk management and the way it is implemented in projects.This new edition of Project Risk Management Guidelines has been fully updated to include the new international standards that embody this principle, ISO 31000 Risk management and IEC 62198 Managing risk in projects.  The book explains the standards and how they can be applied.  It provides a clear introduction to basic project risk management, introduces the reader to specialized areas of projects and procurement, and shows how quantitative risk analysis methods can be used in large projects.Chapter by chapter, the authors present simple, practical steps and illustrate them with examples drawn from their extensive experience from around the world, in many different industry sectors and cultures and at all stages of projects from conception through development and into execution. Qualitative and quantitative approaches are covered. Traditional structures and processes are discussed as well as developments in the way projects are conducted, such as outsourcing arrangements and risk-sharing structures like public–private partnerships.Improved outcomes can be achieved when sound risk management is used to capture opportunities and reduce threats. Its unique focus and wealth of checklists, tables and other resources make this book an essential and enduring tool for anyone involved with project work.

"e;Everyone has moments in life where everything changes. When the sky color changes, the air smells different, and our view of the world is somehow different. Ultimately this book is a story about one of those moments, and how suddenly I realized we might not make it home."e; –Phil Walker 2011Four friends connected by the bonds of motorcycle adventure head off on what initially seems like a weekend of companionship and fun in the Appalachian Mountains. The mountains, and their unpredictable weather, have their own plans for the weekend and the four suddenly find themselves perilously caught in a freak snowstorm, lost and cold.This true story chronicles the author's years of adventures leading up to the fateful trip and the long night spent trying to get off the mountain. It is a story of close friendship, adventure and the chilling moment when a casual trip turns deadly.66,000 Words25 Color Pictures