Description of event:
1. Welcome and Objectives
- Overview of session goals
- Framing Agile Risk Management within enterprise agility and governance
- Myth buster: “You don’t need risk management with Agile Projects!”
2. Types of Risks in Projects
- Operational Risk: Business impact if the project “goes wrong” (reputational or financial loss)
- Project Risk: Risks associated with completing the activity
3. Operational Risk in Agile Projects
- Monitoring operational risk levels during agile delivery
- Higher perceived operational risk during increments compared to project completion. The need for additional Risk Controls and KRIs, ( An example of a credit card company acquiring a CC business, unsure of AML practices, so had to introduce further controls)
4. Agile Project Risk Management
- Using PRAM (Project Risk Analysis and Management)
- Evaluating risk during Release Planning and Sprint Planning
- Reviewing risk during Sprint Review and Release Review activities
5. Embedding Risk in Agile Ceremonies
- Risk identification during planning
- Risk burndown charts and dashboards
6. Governance and PMO Alignment
- Agile governance roles and reporting
- Change Readiness Assessment
- Risk-adjusted backlogs and stakeholder transparency
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