Risk Management - The ProjectManager's Perspective : Riskhantering    Projektledarens perspektiv

Abstract: Risk management is often mentioned in project management literatures and among project managers. From all literatures that discuss project risk management, it is recognized as an important tool, in project management, which helps project managers to achieve projects goals in terms of project’s time, cost, and quality that satisfy stakeholders. Considering the fact that there are always uncertainties and risks in all new projects, it is of interest to find out if the views of practicing project managers on risk management are the same as that which the literatures portray. The purpose of this study is to find out project managers views on risk management and it is based on interviews conducted with project managers from the construction, IT, product development, city planning, marketing, and event planning branches. The study concluded that project managers view risk management as a very important tool in project management and that by applying their leadership skills in risk management and maintaining proper control of projects, project managers are able to achieve projects’ goals. Key words: Project management, Uncertainties, Risk assessment, Risk analysis, and Risk management