A Standard for Enterprise Project Management

Chapter 4

Project Execution and Control

In order to optimize proper completion of approved project tasks, the following protocols should be defined and regularly followed throughout project implementation.

4.1 Issues and Risk Management

Identifying, recording, analyzing, and managing issues and risk are collaborative efforts of the project team and sponsor. They should begin as soon as the project is approved, but no later than commencement of project implementation. The issues/risk management plan and issues/risk log are typically included as Attachments D and E, respectively, in the SOW. Figure 4.1 is a simple issues/risk management plan. Appendix 15 offers a complete template.

Figure 4.1

Figures 4.2a and 4.2b show the issues/risk ...