I was born in Scotland and migrated to Australia, when I was little, grew up (some would say I never have), went to University in New Zealand. After a brief stint in the Army, I started work in IT as an Computer Operator.

I then spent a few years as a Technical Author and Trainer, before becoming a Project Manager.

Over the years I have worked on a lot of projects some fascinating and others, well they paid the bills.

My passion is ...

Aston Martins, Bentleys and Jaguars and riding on tow trucks

I know too much about ...

Aston Martins, Bentleys and Jaguars and the first names of nearly every tow truck driver

My parents always told me ...

You'll never amount to anything

My childhood ambition ...

To move out

My favorite memory ...

when my daughter was born

Why I write ...

because it's fun

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Without Warning - John Billingham, The Charlemagne Prophecy - Steve Berry

My first job ...

Toy shop salesman

My best moment ...

when I married my wife

My inspiration ...

my daughter

Business > Project Management Risk management for project managers

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Project Management has many strings to its bow. Risk management is one of these and it is an essential part of project management. Each stage, or in a project has its own inherent risks. It is the job of a good project manager to know the risks evaluate the risk using a good risk analysis methodology, either As Low As Practicable (ALARP), or the Bowtie.
Once the level of the risk is determined, it will be necessary to draw out the next weapons in the armoury of the Project Manager and that is Mitigate, Manage, or Insure.
Where possible it is up to the project manager to manage the risk...

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