Description
The proper understanding and managing of project risks and uncertainties is crucial to any organization. It is of paramount importance at all phases of project development and execution to avoid poor project results from meager economics, overspending, reputation and environmental damage, and even loss of life.
The Handbook of Research on Leveraging Risk and Uncertainties for Effective Project Management is a comprehensive reference source for emerging perspectives of managing risks associated with the execution and development of projects. Highlighting innovative coverage written by top industry specialists, such as complexity theory, psychological bias and risk management fallacies, probabilistic risk analysis, and various aspects of project decision making, this book is ideally designed for project and risk managers, project engineers, cost estimators, schedulers, safety and environmental protection specialists, corporate planners, financial and insurance specialists, corporate decision makers, as well as academics and lecturers working in the area of project management and students pursing PMP, PMI-RMP, ISO 31000, etc. certification.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Yuri Raydugin (Ed.)
Yuri Raydugin, P.Eng., M.B.A. is an experienced risk management professional who developed and implemented successful risk management systems for several major oil & gas companies and dozens
mega and major capital projects in North America, Middle East and Asia. He runs risk management of
projects applying a variety of proven deterministic and probabilistic methods. Full and efficient engagement of project teams is a cornerstone of his risk management approach. Dr. Raydugin is an author of several publications on risk management including a best selling book Project Risk Management: Essential Methods for Project Teams and Decision Makers (2013), Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. He is a member of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), Canada, and Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE), Saudi Arabia