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Media Snapshot A highly publicized example of a risk response to corporate financial scandals, such as those affecting Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom, was legal action The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is considered the most significant change to federal securities laws in the United States since the New Deal This Act has caused many organizations to initiate projects and other actions to avoid litigation * Information Technology Project Management, Fifth Edition, Copyright 2007 Risk Monitoring and Control Involves executing the risk management process to respond to risk events Workarounds are unplanned responses to risk events that must be done when there are no contingency plans Main outputs of risk monitoring and control are: Requested changes Recommended corrective and preventive actions Updates to the risk register, project management plan, and organizational process assets * Information Technology Project Management, Fifth Edition, Copyright 2007 Using Software to Assist in Project Risk Management Risk registers can be created in a simple Word or Excel file or as part of a database More sophisticated risk management software, such as Monte Carlo simulation tools, help in analyzing project risks The PMI Risk Specific Interest Group’s Web site at has a detailed list of software products to assist in risk management * Information Technology Project Management, Fifth Edition, Copyright 2007 Results of Good Project Risk Management Unlike crisis management, good project risk management often goes unnoticed Well-run projects appear to be almost effortless, but a lot of work goes into running a project well Project managers should strive to make their jobs look easy to reflect the results of well-run projects * Information Technology Project Management, Fifth Edition, Copyright 2007 Chapter Summary Project risk management is the art and science of identifying, analyzing, and responding to risk throughout the life of a project and in the best interests of meeting projec