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This course is part of Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP®) Certification Course Specialization
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Project managers
Risk Managers
Anyone who wants to learn about Risks and Risk Management
Anyone who is preparing for PMI-RMP® certification
Recommended experience
Intermediate level
Project managers
Risk Managers
Anyone who wants to learn about Risks and Risk Management
Anyone who is preparing for PMI-RMP® certification
Understand the basics of Risk Identification and its importance in risk management.
Learn the application of tools like mind mapping, affinity diagrams, and root cause analysis for systematic risk evaluation.
Explore advanced techniques like the Delphi Method and expert judgment to refine risk identification.
Develop and maintain an effective Risk Register for structured risk management and integration with project objectives.
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Welcome to the Risk Identification Course!
This course covers the second domain of the PMI-RMP® Exam Content Outline (ECO)-2022. The successful Risk management starts by identifying potential risks early and accurately. This Risk Identification course is an important part of the PMI-RMP® specialization, which will provide you with expertise in identifying and classifying risks, thus providing a base for effective risk management. In this course, you will get interactive lessons, practice assignments, and graded quizzes that will help you develop an in-depth understanding of important topics such as brainstorming, root cause analysis, and risk categorization. You will also be guided on how to work through some important tools, including SWOT Analysis, mind mapping, and Checklist Analysis in order to build and update a Risk Register aligned with organizational objectives. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: • Effectively identify and categorize risks using proven methodologies. • Engage stakeholders with techniques like focus groups and interviews to gather insights on potential risks. • Analyze risks with advanced tools like affinity diagrams and assumptions analysis. • Build and maintain a comprehensive Risk Register to document and manage risks. • Integrate triggers, compliance, and constraints into your risk identification process.
This module explains the process of risk identification, different approaches, and some essential techniques like brainstorming, nominal group technique, focus groups, and interviews. The module also includes topics like Delphi technique, mind mapping, affinity diagrams, root cause analysis, checklist analysis, SWOT analysis, and assumptions analysis.
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This module includes wide-ranging topics that start from formulating clear risk statements up to categorizing risks in distinct types. The topics covered include creating a risk register, as well as updating the same with newly acquired insights. At the end of the module, learners will get to the understanding of constraints, requirements for compliance, and discovering triggers that signal potential risks.
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This course is the third course in the PMI-RMP® specialization course. Hence, this course requires you to have basic understanding of concepts covered in the first 2 courses - Project Management and Risk Fundamentals AND Risk Strategy and Planning.
Yes, you will receive the course certificate upon completing the videos and quizzes provided in the course.
While completing this course and other courses in the PMI-RMP® specialization provides valuable knowledge and skills aligned with the PMI-RMP® exam content, certification is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) upon successful completion of the RMP® exam and meeting other eligibility criteria set by PMI®.
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