Effective Opportunity Management for Projects or Global Perspectives on Industrial Transformation in the American South

Effective Opportunity Management for Projects, Vol. 6

Author: David Hillson

Do you want to gain business benefits, achieve project objectives, and maximize opportunities? With step-by-step guidelines, this book unveils a revolutionary approach to the management of project opportunities by expanding the traditional risk management process to address opportunities alongside threats-offering valuable tools and techniques that expose and capture opportunities, minimize threats, and deal effectively with all types of uncertainty in your business and projects. Written by an experienced consultant and risk management specialist, this forward-thinking guide emphasizes that risk processes must cover both opportunities and threats if they are to assist in accomplishing project objectives and maximizing business benefits. For those who are intimidated by project uncertainty, this critical coverage will answer your questions and assist you in the development of a structured framework for opportunity management-the identification, exploration, and capture of opportunities-overcoming weaknesses in the existing risk management process-and understanding key issues in opportunity management.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Foreword
	Foreword
	Preface
Pt. I	The Case for Opportunity Management	1
1	The Nature of Risk	3
2	Existing Approaches to Risk Management	25
Pt. II	The Opportunity Management Process	45
3	Definition	47
4	Identification	67
5	Qualitative Assessment	107
6	Quantitative Analysis	141
7	Planning Responses	165
8	Monitoring, Control, and Review	193
Pt. III	Concluding Considerations	227
9	Implementation Issues	229
10	Future Opportunities!	271
	App.: Results from a Survey Exploring Definitions	283
	References and Further Reading	299
	Index	307

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Global Perspectives on Industrial Transformation in the American South

Author: Susanna Delfino

"Essays analyzing the economic evolution of the American South from the late colonial period to World War I and beyond. Examines the South in respect to long-held assumptions about industrialization and productivity and draws comparisons to the larger Atlantic and world economy"--Provided by publisher.