The ATOM Book

The principles in this book are easily transferable to a practical work environment and add real value to projects and programmes, with a logical and comprehensive methodology. This book is a must read for any Risk Management professional!

Other books claim to look at risk management from the user perspective, but this one achieves it. With fully joined-up thinking, you can easily follow and apply the approach directly: it is a complete kit for the practitioner. If you need a book that covers everything in a very accessible way, then this is it, with a direct but easy-to-read style. One book for all, irrespective of the size or complexity of your project, program or portfolio.

Our risk management process applies the ATOM Methodology for all our projects of different kinds and sizes. This approach has allowed us to reduce our overall risk exposure significantly within a relatively short time, saving money for the company, and also allowing our project managers to sleep better.

At last, a clear, concise, and complete “How to” practitioner’s guide to project risk management. The major concepts are simple and repeatable on all projects. This book provides “common-sense” risk management in clear, concise writing that everyone can grasp, understand, and implement.

This book gives real-world advice to project managers and risk practitioners on doing risk management properly. Its rigorous methodology provides practical steps linking everyday actions to the achievement of project objectives, leading to more predictable project results.