Introduction
“Project risk analysis,” as described by The Project Management Institute (PMI®), “includes the processes concerned with conducting risk management, planning, identification analysis, response, and monitoring and control on a project;./…” (PMI, 2004, p 237) These processes include risk identification and quantification, risk response development and risk response control.
Because these processes interact with each other as well as with processes in other parts of an organization, companies are beginning to measure risk across all of their projects as part of an enterprise portfolio.
Risk management can be as simple as identifying a list of technological, operational and business risks, or as comprehensive as in-depth schedule risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulation. But because risk is a driver in an organization's growth – the greater the risk, the greater the reward – the adoption of a structured enterprisewide project risk analysis program will give managers confidence in their decision-making to foster organizational growth and increase ROI for their stakeholders.
Choosing the right projects
How well an organization examines the risks associated with its initiatives, how well it understands the way that projects planned or underway are impacted by risk, and how well it develops mitigation strategies to protect the organization, can mean the difference between a crisis and an opportunity.
Examples abound of companies that have seen their fortunes rise or drop based on the effectiveness of their risk management – a pharmaceutical company makes headlines when its promising new drug brings unforeseen side effects. Or a large telecom corporation pours millions of dollars into perfecting long distance, while new technologies are presenting more exciting opportunities.
Today that pharmaceutical is distracted by lawsuits and financial payouts, finding itself with a shrinking pipeline of new drugs. The telecom, on the other hand, after using a portfolio risk management software application to rationalize and rank its initiatives, made the decision to shift its research dollars away from perfecting long distance and into developing VOIP -- rejuvenating and reinforcing its leadership position.
Answer:
Consumer Involvement
Explanation:
Consumer Involvement refers to the level of importance a consumer places on a purchase. The consumer factors in the personal, social and economic significance of the product before going ahead to make the purchase. The levels of consumer involvement could be of three types, namely; low, medium and high involvement.
A low involvement purchase is one in which the consumer does not give so much thought to before making the purchase. Example is household products like detergents. Medium Involvement purchase are those in which the consumer puts in some thought before acquisition. An example could be new clothes. High Involvement purchase require considerable thought and research before the purchase is made. An example could be a new car.
Answer:
price level changes
Explanation:
The demand curve refers to a graph that shows the change in the demand for a commodity or service as a result of the change in its price.
The aggregate demand curve is a graph that shows the total quantity of all goods and services demanded by the economy at different prices.
Aggregate demand curve shifts except when price level changes.
True
A captive agent means they have signed a contract to stay with the company for that many number of years
Answer:
Option D. Shut down because staying open would be more expensive.
Explanation:
The reason is that the total variable cost is lower than the total revenue which means the company can not reduce its variable cost so it is meaningless to produce the product. So the best option left is not to generate loss by simply shutting down the business.
