Psychological Determinants of Project Team&#180;s Risk Propensity

Olga E. Tishchenko

doi:doi:10.12737/12875

Psychological Determinants of Project Team´s Risk Propensity

Published в Scientific Research and Development. Russian Journal of Project Management · Volume 4, Issue 2, 2015 · Pages 28–41 · Rubrics: Psychosocial aspects of project management

DOI 10.12737/12875

Received: 17.06.2015 Accepted: 17.06.2015 Published: 17.06.2015 Language of publication: RUS

Authors

Olga E. Tishchenko ¹

1 NRU HSE (kafedra Obschego i strategicheskogo menedzhmenta, assistent)
Moskva, Moscow, Russian Federation

ABSTRACT

Today, despite the elaborate risk management plans, a significant number of projects are not successful. This suggests that risk management cannot be regarded as performing chains of actions in the sequence defined by standards. It is important to take into account the internal and external environment in which risk management will be carried out, that is, to take into account the context of risk management. At the same time, because the external environment cannot be affected by the manager, it is especially important to focus on internal conditions, including the project team risk propensity, which causes its behavior in situations of risk. However, the definition of risk propensity by direct methods is not always possible, due to which there is a need to define this parameter indirectly. The work is dedicated to the identification of the project team member’s specific personality traits, on the basis of which it is possible to make an assumption about the risk propensity. The research identified four psychological types of project team members, varying in their method of decision-making and risk propensity, respondent belonging to one of which can be assumed basing on the data about the level of its self and emotional stability. Using this data, the project manager can form a team with the level risk propensity, which is required in the specific project.

KEYWORDS

risk propensity risk management management of the project team personality characteristics social psychology.

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Authors:

1. NRU HSE (kafedra Obschego i strategicheskogo menedzhmenta, assistent)

Moskva, Moscow, Russian Federation

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Article

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from 28 to 41

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Published

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Russian

Keywords:

risk propensity, risk management, management of the project team, personality characteristics, social psychology.

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Введение

Управление рисками является неотъемлемой частью каждого аспекта проектного менеджмента, ключевой функцией, без которой невозможна успешная реализация данного проекта. В последние годы вопросу управления рисками уделяется все большее внимание организациями и профессиональными объединеними, занимающимися разработкой стандартов по управлению проектами. Однако, несмотря на тщательную стандартизацию процесса управления рисками, большое число проектов все еще являются провальными, а значит, управление рисками нельзя сводить к цепочке последовательных действий по планированию управления рисками, их идентификации, качественной и количественной оценке и планированию мероприятий по управлению рисками. В связи с этим развивается психологический подход как в управлении проектами в целом [2–4; 12; 15], так и в управлении рисками в частности [5–6; 10; 18].

Важно учитывать внутреннюю среду, представляющую собой атмосферу в организации и определяющую, каким образом риск воспринимается сотрудниками организации и как они на него реагируют. Внутренняя среда включает философию управления рисками и риск-аппетит, честность и этические ценности, а также ту среду, в которой они существуют [10]. Также Lientz и Rea в своем исследовании называют склонность к риску важной характеристикой члена проектной команды [18].

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