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INSTRUCTOR: 
Jerry A. DiMaggio, P.E., BC.GE, M.ASCE

Purpose and Background

Risk management can help technical professionals and managers make better and more informed decisions. The benefits of applying risk management principles and tools include savings in resources (both cost and staffing), accelerated schedules, fewer performance issues, reduced disputes, and improved organizational and stakeholder communication and consultation.

In today’s world, words like resilienc, sustainability, service/design life, asset management, and risk management receive increasing attention and emphasis by infrastructure owners in the private and public sectors. However, these terms are not fully mainstreamed into practice nor applied to full potential by many organizations and individual professionals and managers. Although the risk management process is mainstreamed into the culture and policies/procedures of many organizations, it has to a large degree, been underutilized, misapplied, and often misunderstood by many infrastructure managers and technical specialists. The focus of this 2-day workshop will enhance participants' knowledge and confidence in the effective use of risk management principles and tools to better manage their respective roles and responsibilities to manage risks associated with infrastructure.

This highly interactive workshop presented by knowledgeable and experienced engineers who are also risk management specialists will address the following topics:

• Introduction to risk management and the risk management process
• Risk management benefits, limitations, and misapplications
• Types of anticipated organizational, programmatic, and project outcomes
• Team building and development of internal champions for risk management
• Developing risk registers
• Prioritizing threats and opportunities
• Implementing and monitoring risk management plans to meet specific goals and objectives
• Qualitative and quantitative risk management tools
• Communication, consultation, and documentation
• Integrating risk management into an organization’s culture, policy, and processes

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

Benefits

• Identify and examine potential opportunities and threats which may affect achieving goals
• Effectively and efficiently apply risk management principles within your areas of roles and responsibilities
• Avoid costly over-runs of resources (cost and staff), scheduling delays, and incomplete success in meeting your goals (for your area of roles and responsibilities)
• Avoid wasting resources on risk management plans that are not carried through implementation
• Define success for risk management activities
• When, how, and under what conditions risk management can be applied and implemented using internal staff and resources
• Understand and interpret input and results from risk management computer tools

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain and apply effective risk management processes within your organization
• Define specific strategies and outcomes at organizational, program, and project levels
• Develop, apply, and communicate risk registers
• Develop and learn how to implement risk management plans to optimize opportunities and mitigate threats
• Write clear and accurate risk statements
• Enhance team building and communication skills with internal and external stakeholders and upper management
• Define and quantify uncertainties (risks) related to cost, schedule, and quality

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Assessment of the learning outcomes will be addressed via in-class handouts and discussions of example problems. Frequent classroom question and answer discussions are encouraged at the conclusion of each presentation. A short post-test will also be given.

Who Should Attend?

• Technical specialists (engineers from all civil engineering disciplines)
• Constructors
• Material and product suppliers
• Mid to upper level managers

Outline

Day One

• Introduction
• Definitions of risk
• Risk management concepts
• Break
• Risk management process
• Qualitative and quantitative tools for risk assessment
• Communication consultation and documentation
• Identify context and establish objectives
• Identify risks
• Analyze risks

Day Two

• Prioritize risks
• Respond to risks
• Monitor, evaluate, and adjust plan
• Summary and course assessment

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs

This online course is worth 1.4 CEUs/14 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 30 days of the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]

Important Details About Your Seminar

Seminar Location:
American Society of Civil Engineers
1801 Alexander Bell Dr
Reston, VA 20191
703-295-6300
www.asce.org