– July 4, 2008Posted in: General, PMP

For the PMP exam, know that risks can be categorized under two main types:

Business Risk of a gain or loss
Pure (Insurable) Risk Only a risk of loss (e.g., fire, flood, theft…)

When identifying and categorizing your project risks, don’t forget that risks can also be positive. Many mistakenly only list the negative. Regardless, the purpose of risk management is to lower it. Again, business risk can be beneficial or detrimental. Pure risk is always detrimental.

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Quote : “Regardless, the purpose of risk management is to lower it”
Comment : well the statement is 50% true; as a Risk can be positive (read have a positive impact on the project), the purpose of Risk Management is also to increase the impact of Positive Risks (i.e Opportunities)

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That’s an interesting take. I don’t think increasing impacts of opportunities falls under risk management, though I certainly see it providing potential value. That’s more scope management. For textbook PMP exam, you don’t want positive or negative risks.

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