Risk Analysis

Category (risk Risk Impact (1-Low &

Type of Risk
source) ID 10-High)
Credibility/Reliability of the R1 9
information Source

Collection of data International quality standards R2 5

Not enough post graduates at R3 3

MScPM LU
Underestimating time and cost R4 9
during planning
Estimating Schedules and Resource allocation without R5 8
Budget relating skills
Other Universities holding key R6 5
information
Measurables techniques R7 7
mistaken
Project Objectives
Scope creep R8 8

Resource Unavailable (Team R9 5

Member)
Miscommunication (Within R10 9
Team Members)

Internal Team Conflict R11 8

Project Team Quality of Output R12 9

Conflicting availability R13 6

between team members

Availability of meeting rooms R14 1

Team management approach R15 9

not effective

Stakeholder change of scope R16 6

Conflict between Stakeholders R17 9

Third Party Website is down R18 10

Loss of communication R19 7

between stakeholders
Stakeholder Loss of communication
between stakeholder and R20 5
team members
Stakeholder unclear on output R21 9
 Team 2 not responding R22 2

Alumni not responding R23 5

Computer Corruption R24 1

Technology
Servers down R25 2
 H ig h
O c c u ra n c e P ro b a b i l i t y
M e d iu m
Occurance
Probability
25%

Low
Risk Prioritizing
25% 100%
90%
80%
30%
70%
60%

70% 50%
40%
30%
70% 20%
10%
0%
15% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Low Medium High

Impact
80%

20%

30%

15%

50%

35%

50%

50%

50%

20%

20%

20%

10%

20%

10%
30%

70%

5%

10%
7 8 9 10

High
Risk ID Risk Description

Credibility/Reliability of the The source might not possess reliable

R1 information Source information.

UK, USA and Europe may have

R2 International quality standards different quality standards therefore
comparison may be subjective.

Not enough post graduates at

R3 Less students enrolled for the course.
MScPM LU

Underestimating time and cost Any activity not happened as

R4 during planning planned.

Resource allocation without relating Due to less experienced resources or

R5 more ambiguity in data analysing, it
skill set might take longer time than planned.

Other Universities holding key withholding information which can

R6 information help us compare better

Wrong identification of how the work

R7 Measurables techniques mistaken should be measure.

Probability of addition of scope to

R8 Scope creep the current objectives.

Resource Unavailable (Team Somebody might not be available to

R9 Member) work on a project.

Miscommunication (Within Team Lack of understanding and internal

R10 Members) team flow.

Conflict of different ideas and

R11 Internal Team Conflict opinions on a subject.

Does not meet the expected quality

R12 Quality of Output &/or does not meet the objectives.
Some of the team members are from
R13 Conflicting availability between team different project management
members courses so members may be
conflicting availability.
Rooms may be occupied during busy
R14 Availability of meeting rooms study periods.

Team management approach not

R15 Unable to do the right job.
effective
 Stakeholders might change their
R16 Stakeholder change of scope scope as the project progresses and

Conflict of requirements between

R17 Conflict between Stakeholders Sara and Steve.

The website was shut down and the

R18 Third Party Website is down data contents are lost.

Loss of communication between Stakeholders can´t keep in touch

R19 stakeholders which each other

Loss of communication between Team members can´t reach

R20 stakeholder and team members stakeholders

Less clarity about what or how

R21 Stakeholder unclear on output output will be assessed.

we require some information from

R22 Team 2 not responding team 2.

R23 Alumni not responding Alumni not responding

The hosting Personal Computer can

R24 Computer Corruption fail due to software or hardware
issues, loosing all the data.

we can not access networks, natural

R25 Servers down disasters.
 Impact Category (risk source)

Final report will be useless Collection of data

This could lead to bad quality

comparison which risks Authenticity Collection of data
of the project.

Not enough information to compare. Collection of data

The schedule will be affected Estimating Schedules and Budget

Rescheduling activities taking more

time to complete the project in the Estimating Schedules and Budget
estimated time.
Will have to get another sources of
information which may delay the Estimating Schedules and Budget
schedule

Poor timelines and cost estimates Project Objectives

Schedule may be delayed Project Objectives

Will delay the schedule by loading

more working hours on other team Project Team
members

Time consumption due to rework Project Team

Time consumption to arrive a Project Team

commun conclusion

Customer is not satisfied on report Project Team

It takes longer to stay together and Project Team

makes work not efficients.

It requires more time on finding the project team

space available to meet.

Poor quality of output Project Team

It will create a delay on the schedule. Stakeholder

Ambiguity on the project objectives Stakeholder

insufficient information therefore

more time required to find another Stakeholder
source of information

They cannot reach an agreement Stakeholder

Projects requirements are not clear. Stakeholder

Final report may be rejected. Stakeholder

if they do not reply then we would

have to find another source for Stakeholder
required information causing the
schedule to be delayed
if they do not reply then we would
have to find another source for Stakeholder
required information causing the
schedule to be delayed

The worked performed can be lost Technology

Delay on final delivery Technology