Adaptation of Porter's Five Forces Model to Risk Management

Abstract

Prominent tools for assessing and managing risk include risk cubes, risk burndown charts, and automated risk management software. They are generally lacking, however, in accommodating ideation and brainstorming to identify potential problems. A suggested approach for improving the process is to apply strategic management models currently used as commercial best practices. Many are directly applicable and adaptable to systems engineering processes including risk management. This article presents traditional risk tools and introduces a complementary management model tailored to the identification, scoring, and tracking of potential program threats. Additional management models are presented for further investigation and adaptation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA523879

Entities

People

  • John F. Rice

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Organizational Structure
  • Physical Security
  • Procurement
  • Risk
  • Risk Management
  • Systems Engineering

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