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Manage risks and opportunities

Identify, assess, and take action on potential problems and enhancements that could affect the performance, cost, or schedule of the design

Proficiency levels

Level Description
Aware
  • Can describe key terms and fundamental concepts related to identifying and assessing potential risks and opportunities.
  • Can identify common risks (e.g. technical, financial, and schedule-related) and potential opportunities in design projects.
  • Can describe the general importance of managing risks and opportunities to maintain project performance, cost, and schedule.
Practitioner
  • Can identify and assess potential risks and opportunities that could affect the performance, cost, or schedule of design activities.
  • Can apply standard methods such as risk registers, opportunity matrices, and prioritisation techniques to evaluate and document risks and opportunities.
  • Can develop and implement mitigation plans for risks, ensuring alignment with project goals.
  • Can monitor risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle, updating assessments and action plans as necessary.
  • Can communicate and collaborate with team members and stakeholders to minimise project disruption.
Senior Practitioner
  • Can analyse the impact and likelihood of risks, and determine the potential value of opportunities.
  • Can develop comprehensive strategies for risk mitigation and opportunity exploitation, ensuring minimal impact on project performance, cost, and schedule.
  • Can review and update risk and opportunity management plans.
Expert
  • Can anticipate emerging risks and opportunities through advanced analysis techniques, such as probabilistic risk assessments, scenario planning, or trend analysis.
  • Can provide training and mentorship to team members on best practices for managing risks and opportunities.

Other taxonomies

Equivalent or similar competencies in other taxonomies.

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Taxonomy Competency
ESCO perform risk analysis