{"id":3009,"date":"2024-07-05T13:47:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T13:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.in3-group.com\/risk-management-as-a-success-factor-in-it-projects\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:03:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T12:03:38","slug":"risk-management-as-a-success-factor-in-it-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.in3-group.com\/en\/risk-management-as-a-success-factor-in-it-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk management as a success factor in IT projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inadequate risk management can have serious consequences for the outcome of any IT project: In the best case scenario, the go-live is delayed; in the worst case, business continuity is jeopardized. Although every good project manager is aware of this danger, risk management is usually handled as a low priority. What is the best way to do it?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Risk management is no Rocket Science<\/h2><\/div>

Theoretically, every good project manager knows that projects can only be successfully completed with adequate risk management. After all, incidents are usually foreseeable and arise from known, controllable parameters – and you can only identify them if you take a close look.<\/p>\n

In practice, the management of risk-mitigating measures is neglected or simply not carried out at all. Risk management is not an impossible task – it simply requires consistent execution.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

How can risks be categorized?<\/h2><\/div>

To ensure that all risks are identified, I recommend categorizing them. At IN3 we use the tried-and-tested PEPT framework, which covers the following dimensions:<\/p>\n