The Project Management Podcast - Risk Responses? You’ll Forget to Implement them. I Guarantee it! | Episode 274

*Disclaimer:* This episode was recorded in 2014 and references risk processes from a PMBOK Guide edition prior to the addition of “Implement Risk Responses” and “Learn Risk-Related Lessons.” Please note that the discussion may not reflect the latest PMI risk process guidance. https://www.pm-podcast.com/274. We are once again on a call with Dr David Hillson (http://www.risk-doctor.com) to discuss project risk management. David is well-known internationally as a leading thinker and expert practitioner in risk management, and he consults, writes and speaks widely on the topic. He specializes in both strategic and tactical risk, with a particular interest in opportunities and risk psychology. In this interview, we look at project risk responses. Or to be precise… we look at them to find out why people seem to forget about them. The issue at hand is the fact that the typical project risk management process doesn’t include a step to "Implement Risk Responses". So it is common for people to identify and assess their risks, develop responses, record these responses in the risk register, and then… do nothing! We forget. We simply forget. To help us get around this, David is campaigning for not just one, but two additional steps to be included into the project risk management processes. So that we don’t forget.