Strategic Management 6 30 9% Procurement Risks 9 45 14% Human Resource Risks 5 25 8% Business Risks 5 25 8% Project Management Integration Risks 6 30 9% Project Requirements 15 75 24% TOTAL 64 320 100% Note that the PCRA calculates a score out of 320 points and that the questions are each given an equal percentage in the overall score. Because the PCRA score evaluates a wide range of inherent risks, it is unlikely that a single project would be susceptible to all of the potential risks. The worst-case scenario would be that 70% of the inherent risks would be present in any one project. Therefore, the actual raw score of the assessment is divided over 70 to show how the project compares to the worst case. Project Managers do not have to do this weighting calculation themselves, it is done automatically within the excel file. Expressed as a percentage, this corresponds to the complexity and risk rating of a project as shown in the following table: Complexity and Risk Level Definition Score 1. Sustaining Project has low risk and complexity. The project 25-44 / outcome affects only a specific service or at most a 100 specific program, and risk mitigations for general project risks are in place. The project does not consume a significant percentage of departmental or agency resources. 2. Tactical A project in this class affects multiple services 45-63 / within a program and may involve more significant 100 procurement activities. It may involve some information management or information technology (IM/IT) or engineering activities. The project risk profile may indicate that some risks will have serious effects, requiring carefully planned responses, on the department or agency. The scope of a tactical project
Strategic Management 6 30 9% Procurement Risks 9 45 14% Human Resource Risks 5 25 8% Business Risks 5 25 8% Project Management Integration Risks 6 30 9% Project Requirements 15 75 24% TOTAL 64 320 100% Note that the PCRA calculates a score out of 320 points and that the questions are each given an equal percentage in the overall score. Because the PCRA score evaluates a wide range of inherent risks, it is unlikely that a single project would be susceptible to all of the potential risks. The worst-case scenario would be that 70% of the inherent risks would be present in any one project. Therefore, the actual raw score of the assessment is divided over 70 to show how the project compares to the worst case. Project Managers do not have to do this weighting calculation themselves, it is done automatically within the excel file. Expressed as a percentage, this corresponds to the complexity and risk rating of a project as shown in the following table: Complexity and Risk Level Definition Score 1. Sustaining Project has low risk and complexity. The project outcome affects only a specific service or at most a specific program, and risk mitigations for general project risks are in place. The project does not consume a significant percentage of departmental or agency resources. 25-44 / 100 2. Tactical A project in this class affects multiple services within a program and may involve more significant procurement activities. It may involve some information management or information technology (IM/IT) or engineering activities. The project risk profile may indicate that some risks will have serious effects, requiring carefully planned responses, on the department or agency. The scope of a tactical project 45-63 / 100