Publications

The PRAM (Project Risk Analysis and Management) Guide – second edition (2004) has recently been published. This is an extensive upgrade from the original 1997 edition. It is available from APM publishing at www.apmpublishing.com/acatalog/strategic.html. Non-members: £25.00. APM Members: £22.50. ISBN: 1-903494-12-5

Bulletins produced after each RISK SIG meeting 

Risk SIG meeting 25th October 2005 - Risk Consolidation (Regents College Conference Centre, London)

• Calling Notice

Risk SIG meeting 28th April 2005 (DPA, Bristol)

• Presentations
  Recent Developments in MOD Project Risk Management - Graham Lovelock, Mark Wright
  Nimrod MRA4 Managing Risk to Military Capability - Russell Brown
  The Updated PRAM Process - Steve Simister
  

Risk SIG meeting 6th January 2005 - Integration of risk and value management (Christ Church College, Canterbury)

• Calling Notice
• Presentations
  Creating the Conditions for Success - Michael Dallas
  Risk Management: best practise and future developments - David Hillson
  Integrating management of Risk and Value - Dick Beardsall
  Risk and Opportunity Management: a business context - David Booth
  APM Risk SQ - Graham Fincham
  IRM Overview - Simone Wray
  PRAM Chapter 2: benefits - Heather Groom
  Value Management: the risk of change - Tom Bleasdale

Risk SIG meeting 14th October 2004 (London)

• Calling Notice
• Presentation of PRAM 2004 launch
• Minutes

Risk SIG meeting 8th July 2004 (Stafford)

• Calling Notice
• Presentations
  Risk Register in the plan, not on the shelf - Ian Pain, Martin-Baker
  Managing risk with delivery partners - Frances Scarff, OGC
  The effect of risk conditions on PRM - Elmar Kutsch, Univ. of Bath
  What is upside risk - David Hillson, Risk Doctor & Partners
  Enterprise risk - Paul Callendar, CMRS

Strategic and Contract Risk, the Project Manager's perspective - Joint Network Rail/Risk SIG meeting 8th April 2004 (London)

• Presentations
  Introduction - Simon Kirby, Director Major Projects & Investment, Network Rail
  A Project Directors View of Risk Management - Mike Brown, Head of Programme Management, Rolls Royce
  Risk Management - In Search of Excellence  - Steve Charters, Head of Risk Management – Rolls Royce
  Systems thinking and project failures – Michael Ocock, Anser Conspectus 
  In defence of Bad Luck – Prof John Adams, UCL London
  CTRL Section 1 – how it was delivered on time and on budget - Chris Jago ex Managing Director, Union Railways South
  Risk, VFM and Partnerships - Jeremy Colman, Assistant Auditor General, National Audit Office
  Strategic Risk in the Highways Agency – Richard Willson, Divisional Director Lands Management 
  Tinsley Viaduct Strengthening - Simon Diggle, Supply Chain Manager Highways Agency

Risk SIG meeting 1st April 2004 (London)

• Calling Notice
• Presentations
  The IRM - Kate Boothroyd, Amec/IRM
  Defining risk management professionalism - David Hillson, Risk Doctor & Partners
  The management of risk: yours, mine and ours - Simon Jackson, Defence Estates
  Satisfying the shareholders - Steve Wake, Steve Wake Projects
  Why 'risk efficiency' is central to best practice project - Chris Chapman, Univ. of Southampton
  Business-related project risk: BS6079 part 3 - Michael Ocock
  

Risk SIG meeting Thursday, 5th February 2004

• Calling Notice
• Presentations
  Measuring risk management maturity in UK MoD projects - M Hopkinson, HVR
  APM and Risk - M Shepherd, APM
  Managing Reputational Risk - J Rayner, Abbey Consulting, IRM
  APM certification in PRM - Simon, Chalklen
  Risk SIG - Harrison
  Why manage risk? - K Boothroyd, Amec, IRM
  Critical success factors for effective risk management - D Hillson

Risk SIG meeting Wednesday, 15th October 2003

• Calling Notice
• Minutes
• Presentations
  Are we mature enough for risk management - Peter Morris, UCL
  Under or overstating a project's risk exposure - Bill Zuubier, Equib Ltd

Risk SIG meeting Friday, 11th July 2003

• Calling Notice
• Minutes
• Presentations
  The Eden Project - Peter Thoday
  Benefits Realisation - Carol Bell, Davis Langdon & Everest

Risk SIG meeting 17th April 2003

• Calling Notice
• Risk workshop - "Proactive management of risk to reduce risk exposure and maximise benefit"
• Minutes

Risk SIG meeting 16th January 2003

• Calling Notice
• Minutes
• Presentations
  Creating Trust & Confidence - David Spinks, EDS
  Managing Online Exposure - Sheryl Harta - James Hallan Ltd
  Holte Baseline - Dag Kleivan, Stian Sviggun

SIG questionnaire (what do you want)

• Results of survey

Risk SIG meeting 10th October 2002

• Workshop and Knowledge Sharing Network
• Minutes

Risk SIG meeting 11th July 2002

• Minutes
• "Risk management in complex (project) organisations - Richard Barber (.ZIP 1231kB)
• Integrating Business Risk Management with Project Management - Dave Scarbrough (.PDF 886kB)
• Pertmaster tips - Tim Stevens, Pertmaster

Risk SIG meeting 11th April 2002

• Minutes
• Risk Definitions - D Hillson, PMP
• Behavioural & Communications Characteristics - Risk Workshop
• Risk in PPP/PFI Projects - Max Brooker, Mott McDonald
• Project Risk Communications - Frances Phillips, Connaught Communications

• Minutes
• "Producing a Risk Lexicon", Paul Close, Fujitsu (.PDF 389Kb)
• "Carrying out a Successful Project Audit", Susan Kovacs, RBS (.PDF 250Kb)
• "How Risky are Your Stakeholders", Deborah Vogwell, Davis Langdon & Everest (.PDF 302Kb)

• Minutes
• "Professional Standards" presented by Adrian Ward, Antelope Systems (.PDF 100Kb)
• "Risk Management @BTCellnet" presented by Ian Isaac, BT Cellnet (.PDF 358Kb)
• "Option Assessment" presented by Ken Newland, Quintec Associates (.PDF 1230 Kb)

• "The practicalities of building an integrated risk model" presented by Peter Abell, Yorkshire Water
• Tools Survey results - Dave Scarbrough, Fujitsu

• Minutes
• "Tools for interactive risk analysis" presented by Andrew Flower, Leadership 2000
• "The Impact of Turnbull" presented by Peter Rainey, Rolls Royce

• Minutes
• "A Company Risk Management Methodology" presented by Dr Peter Gerzon Risk Manager VML

• Minutes
• Risk Management on the ASTUTE project, a presentation by Andrew Moore BAe Systems
• Integrated Risk Management , a presentation from Jeremy Harrison, Railtrack

Reading List (short list of recommended reading on risk management)
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A list of courses in topics relating to Project Risk Management compiled by the Risk SIG. If you have any amendments to this list, then e-mail Josie Lee (see Officers page on this site) Project Risk Analysis & Management (PRAM) mini Guide.

The Project Risk Analysis & Management (PRAM) Guide. The PRAM Guide is a major work and sets the standard for Risk Management within the project environment. This document is available from the APM Group - to order a copy please call 01494 452450 or send an e-mail to sales@apmgroup.co.uk or tps@apmgroup.co.uk

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Philip Rawlings FAPM
Last updated: Tuesday, 04 October 2005