Strategic Project Risk Appraisal and Management

Focusing on qualitative methods for dealing with human and organizational aspects, this book outlines methods for assessing project risks and benefits and strategies for risk management. Evidence is taken from a number of research studies, including a case study of a single group of companies over an eight-year period. The first part of the book explores practical problems of project appraisal and decision making, and discusses qualitative methods which can be used by both practitioners and academics for risk identification. The second section devotes a chapter to each of seven types of strategic projects and offers case examples showing risk management strategies for each type. Cases are illustrated with visual maps. The third part of the book examines the issue of controllability and explores how project risk appraisal can benefit project management. Basic knowledge of principles of project management is assumed. Harris teaches project management and heads the Department of Accounting and Finance at De Montfort University. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Elaine Harris is Professor and Head of Department of Accounting and Finance and Head of Leicester Business School's Graduate Centre at De Montfort University, where she teaches Project Management. Elaine has been Chair of the British Accounting Association (BAA) Committee of Departments of Accounting and Finance (CDAF, formerly known as CHA), and secretary of the Management Control Associaion (MCA). She is a member of ACCA's Research Committee, CIMA's Lifelong Learning Policy Committee, Managing Editor of the Journal of Applied Accounting Research (JAAR) and a reviewer for the ESRC and Leverhulme.