Deadliest Catch: Risk Identification in the Vast Bering Sea
Risk identification is not a new concept in project management. However, project teams continue to be challenged with the early identification of risk in the project process and spend far too much time reacting to problems. Project managers can do a better job of applying proactive behavior to projects, anticipating potential risks and planning accordingly. One way to accomplish this proactive behavior is to understand the limits of a team’s ability to identify risks common across projects, organizations and industries.
Using the popular Discovery Channel series, Deadliest Catch, this presentation provides a simulated risk identification exercise in an interactive team setting. Through experiential exercises, project managers develop a deeper understanding of the limits of risk identification for their teams in real world situations. With specific barriers illuminated through the exercises, practical strategies for working through these limits are shared, leveraging the direct experiences of the participants.
This session provides participants with a clear delineation of what is and is not a risk through an interactive team simulation illustrating the limits of risk identification. Using an engaging, comparative analysis from past and current participants, clear action plans and next steps are identified based on data gathered from hundreds of project managers over the past three years.
