Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® Cert Guide

Chapter 16

Data Collection

This chapter covers the following subjects:

• Gathering Information

• Ranking Approach Efficacy

• Contrasting Project and Organizational Risk

Monitoring and controlling risks involves data collection. Gathering information is all important when it comes to determining the relative efficacy of the risk resolutions selected, and risk events that have transpired (or passed). Risk information gathering needs to be consistent in terms of the approach, the timing, and the nature of the data being collected. In addition, data collected for other purposes (such as earned value performance data) needs to be evaluated for its influence on the overall risk posture. Risk events, outcomes, and responses need to be evaluated for their ...