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Uncertainty Matrix General

The document presents an uncertainty matrix for a project that outlines various elements of uncertainty including product quality, stakeholders, staff qualifications, user response, delays, availability of resources, and management qualifications. It assigns each element an impact score, probability score, and uncertainty measure, and proposes both proactive and reactive measures to address each element. The matrix is intended to help the project manager and team leaders mitigate risks and uncertainties throughout the project.

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Uncertainty Matrix General

The document presents an uncertainty matrix for a project that outlines various elements of uncertainty including product quality, stakeholders, staff qualifications, user response, delays, availability of resources, and management qualifications. It assigns each element an impact score, probability score, and uncertainty measure, and proposes both proactive and reactive measures to address each element. The matrix is intended to help the project manager and team leaders mitigate risks and uncertainties throughout the project.

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Department of Leadership and Corporate Strategy, SDU, Project management toolbox

General uncertainty matrix for project


Project name:
Responsible
Uncertainty element Impact Probability Uncertainty Measure Measure for
incl. brief description (number between 1 and (number between 1 and 5) factor Proactive Reactive implementing
5) + brief reason + brief reason D*P ”plan B” the measure
3 – Bad quality will 2 – The company has Probability is Using only Project manager
Product quality affect the new experience with 6 already low, but good quality Team leaders
concept. Coming designing products of can be reduced product
into a new market good quality. to 1 by processes,
can also have an optimizing ensuring high
influence. quality checks. quality of
work process.
4 – Stakeholders can 4 – Stakeholders are Probability can Knowing the Project manager
Stakeholders be show stoppers, primarily internal, or 16 be lowered by needs,
and prevent the external consultant making sure the expectations
project to be friends of owners. stakeholders are and
successful. They therefore are happy. requirements
more helpful than of the
harming. stakeholders.
4 – Staff with low 2 – Managers makes Probability can Make sure to Team Leaders
Staff qualifications skills and and sure to hire the right 8 stay low by hire people
competencies can people to the job, with investing in HR with the right
affect the work the right tools to hire the skills, and
processes. qualifications, right people. investing in
knowledge and skills. training of
employees.
4 – Users may not 2 – The company is Can be lowered Knowing the Project manager,
User’s response like the new concept, making a radical 8 by making sure needs, Team leaders
and will not invest in change which can to respect their expectations Project owner
it. affect their sales. old customers, and
and embrace requirements
new ones. for old and
new
customers.
Department of Leadership and Corporate Strategy, SDU, Project management toolbox

4 – Delaying the 4 – Delaying is a high Can be hard to Make sure to Project manager
Delay of web- and physical stores can affect the probability, as the 16 lower, as the have good
store budget, and use organization is doing a project consist of
planned
scarce resources radical change. many parts that project, with
needed elsewhere. can be hard to buffers to use
finish within thein case of
time frame. delaying
parts.
5 – Lack of 4 – There is a fair Knowing the Make sure to Project manager
Availability of resources resources can in deadline for the 20 costs of the have a
worst case scenarios project to be project tasks, consistent
shut the whole implemented, and the and make sure to scheduling
project down, or resources are well have a buffer of and
only deliver parts of defined and allocated. resources to use optimization
the project. in critical of resources
periods. available.
5 – Lack of vision, 3 – medium high as Former Stay focused Project owner
Management qualification experience, strategy the higher 15 managers/leaders on the
and leadership. management are should be used project, listen
newcomers, and do as advisers and learn
not have the required from
experience managing experienced,
an organization use mentors.

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