Answer the following questions

1- Many projects fail because risk is not properly identified and addressed.

Conventional project management (PM) risk checklists are fine ... if you are living in the '70s. The level of complexity faced by today's PMs necessitates looking at things differently.

How should today's PM assess risk to IT projects? Include an example to back up your points.

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2- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are perhaps the most challenging to get right. The failure rates can be high. See

http://businessfinancemag.com/technology/tons-erp-projects-still-bomb

Now, take a look at this list of hurdles to a successful enterprise resource planning (ERP) project.

http://www.datamation.com/entdev/article.php/614681/ERP-Project-Management-Is-Key-To-A-Successful-Implementation.htm

Of the various successful project manager characteristics, pick one. Why do you think it is important?