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Is it good for a project manager to be risk taker?

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Mahalmadane Touré Engineer| National Headquarters of Geology and Mines of Mali (Bamako) Mali
Is it good for a project manager to be risk taker?
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Depends on the organizational culture (ie. risk averse). In a sense the PM takes risks all the time. By identifying and managing risks, those risks are not eradicated simply by mitigating them. So technically the PM is still taking risks.
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RAJESH K L Project Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, India Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Within the ambit of Project & its scope, risk are forced upon PM. PM should be ready to take risks.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I agree with Sante. It depends on the organization and also depends on the situation itself.
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Girija Ramakrishnan Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Yes, a PM takes risk and should be ready to. But it all depends on the Organisation, project needs.
I agree with Rami & Sante.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Mahalmadane -

We take risks every day - getting out of bed, you risk suffering a sudden stroke or slipping and falling!

The key is whether the risks we take are in line with the risk appetite of the organization. If not, either the organization will be at risk or the PM!

Kiron
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Risks are a part of life in general. The question is, are we opportunity takers? :)
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1 reply by Valerie Denney
Aug 30, 2018 11:05 AM
Valerie Denney
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Andrew... I would like to connect with you and discuss your comment. I have been doing research on risk management... and in particular opportunity management.
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Justus N Scrum Master| BCBSTX Arlington, Tx, United States
I echo the comments above, it really depends on the industry. some industries are very risk averse for example, banking, insurance etc.
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
The answer to your question is inside the name of the role: manager. A manager is not a risk taker by definition.
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Graham Aitken Program Manager| Financial Services United Kingdom
Project managers are risk managers rather than risk takers - we encounter or identify a risk, assess it and put together a plan to manage it.

Whether the risk is worth it is driven by the risk appetite of the stakeholders rather than the PM themselves.
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Gary Sipe Founder and President| Sipe's Lighthouse Structures, Inc. Fl, United States
It has already been said by others here. The simple acceptance of the title as a "Project Manager" implies that the individual is willing to undertake and display his ability to render resolution to all matters presented in order to successfully bring that project to an acceptable completion, keeping in mind that "risks" are taken in every decision made to accomplish the desired results by upper management. Otherwise, you wouldn't be the "Project Manager"!
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