The lead coder in a health information system department has been the acknowledged coding expert for a number of years. As imple
mentation of an encoding system moves forward, it becomes evident that this coder has an aversion to technology, is resistant to the encoder, and is losing confidence in her coding skills. In project management terms, this creates a _____.
The lead coder at this point becomes a project risk because what is currently happening to her has the potential to impact the overall project objective negatively. A project risk as defined in project management is an uncertain condition that its occurrence may have an effect on one or a number of the objectives of a project. Risk management aims at identifying and mitigating such risks in order to reduce its impact on the project.
project risk is an unforeseen circumstance, event or condition that if it occurs,hampers the growth and development of a project and affects the set goal and objective negatively, inability to secure sufficient resources example human resources and dispute that delay the actualization of the project goals and objectives.
Some examples of project risk are;
Uncontrolled change to a project scope,budget control issues,
When project risk is identified with the aim of assessment and finding solution to it,it is known as risk management.
