Risk Management Lessons Learned and Documents

This was the most sloppily managed aspect of the Workcamp. I cannot use my being a first-timer as an excuse. I could have organized a risk identification workshop with the people with Workcamp experience. But I didn't. So to make up for it, here's a post-project Risk Breakdown Structure for the Workcamp. I'm embarrassed to say this, but during the planning, I only identified two (2) risks, a storm and not having sufficient work for the volunteers (I'm an optimist). This RBS has more than 60 risks. It will be useful for the next Workcamp.

post-Workcamp Risk Breakdown Structure (download pdf)

What I'll do next time

• Reuse this RBS
• Have a risk identification workshop with my core team
• Come up with a risk register with options for mitigation and contingency. See an example of a Risk Register.

Documents

• Workcamp 08 post-project Risk Breakdown Structure (pdf)
• Workcamp 08 post-project Risk Breakdown Structure (mindman)
• Mindman software (shareware)
  

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