Ostrava 8.-9. zaff 2010
5. mezinarodnf konference Rfzem a modelovam finanćnfch rizik VŚB-TU Ostrava, Ekonomicka fakulta, katedra Financf
Check lists |
• Captures previous experience • Present detailed list of risks |
• Check list can grow to become unwieldy • Risks not on the list will be missed • Often only includes threats, misses opportunities |
• Regular maintenance is required • Use of structure can assist (e.g. RBS) |
Delphi techniąue |
• Captures input from technical experts • Removes sources of bias |
• Limited to technical risks • Dependent on actual expertise of experts • May take longer time than available due to iterations of the experts’ inputs |
• Effective facilitation • Careful selection of experts • Clear definition of scope |
Document review |
• Exposes detailed project-specific risks • Requires no specialist tools |
• Limited to risks contained in project documentation |
• Understanding of relevance of prior experience |
FMEA/Fault Tree Analysis |
• Structured approach, well understood by engineers • Produces an estimate of overall reliability using quantitative tools • Good tool support |
• Focuses on threats not so useful for opportunities • Requires expert tool not generally available to those except experts |
• Detailed description of the area being assessed • Statistically accurate data on fault probabilities for many events |
Force Field Analysis |
• Creates deep understanding of factors that affect project objectives |
• Time-consuming and complex technique • Usually only applied to a single objective, so does not provide whole-project view |
• Prioritized objectives |
Industry knowledge base |
• Captures previous experience • Allows benchmarking against external organizations |
• Limited to what has previously happened • Excludes project-specific risks |
• Access to relevant information |
Influence diagrams |
• Exposes key risk drivers • Can generate counterintuitive insights not available through other techniques |
• Requires disciplined thinking • Not always easy to determine appropriate structure |
• Identify key areas to address |
Interviews |
• Addresses risks in detail • Generates engagement of stakeholders |
• Time consuming • Raises non-risks, concems, issues, worries etc, so requires filtering |
• Good interviewing and questioning skills • Environment of trust, openness, confidentiality • Preparation • Open relationship between interviewer and interviewee |