Question: Question 2 - (Project Risk Management)| For a Fire and Rescue Service the control room takes emergency calls from the public and mobilises a suitable

Question 2 - (Project Risk Management)| For a

Question 2 - (Project Risk Management)| For a Fire and Rescue Service the control room takes emergency calls from the public and mobilises a suitable emergency response to incidents such as fires, road traffic collisions and extrications. Your local Fire and Rescue Service has decided to move its control room to new premises on the other side of town. This project will involve the construction of a new control room (in an existing premises) and transfer of the existing infrastructure (including communications, computer systems and office equipment) and staff. The control room movement must ensure that there is no disruption to emergency service provision during and after the transfer. As the project manager for this transfer you have been tasked with undertaking a project risk assessment for this control room transfer. a) Project risk is defined as the combination of two factors. What are they? [2 marks] b) Identify five project risks for this project. [5 marks] c) Conduct a simple project risk assessment using a scoring system of your choice. Identify the rank order of your five project risks. [6 marks] d) For the top two project risks, identify suitable risk controls (mitigation) to ensure that project risk is acceptable. [ 4 marks] During the planning stage, it is identified that a new communications system is to be introduced in the same timescale as the control room move. The suppliers have offered to install the new system in the new control room such that it will be in place at the time of transfer. e) Outline the benefits / detriments of accepting this offer. [3 marks] f) If you accept this offer, what additional risk controls would you require to be implemented? [5 marks]

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