# Why is Risk Management So Important and How Do We Use It in Development Projects?

Episodio de [Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo](https://escuchario.semeescucha.es/podcast/banco-interamericano-de-desarrollo), de BID.

- Publicado: 14 de abril de 2020
- Duración: 33 min
- Audio: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48179156/798826396_bancointeramericanodesarrollo_why_is_risk_management_so_important.mp3
- Página: https://escuchario.semeescucha.es/podcast/banco-interamericano-de-desarrollo/episodio/6808382-why-is-risk-management-so-important-and-how-do-we-use-it-in-development-projects

## Sobre este episodio

What is a risk and how do you manage them in projects? What are positive versus negative risks and how do you stay on top of them? What is the difference between a problem and a risk and how do we apply this to the coronavirus outbreak? Sheries Ruddock, Operations Associate at the IDB, discusses with Golda Lee Bruce, Development Storyteller and Communications Coordinator at the IDB, how critical risk management is to projects and how this applies to development work and today’s world. Risk Management in projects is not a methodology but a change of mindset, focusing proactively on managing risk that includes stakeholders, more than problem-solving in a reactive and individual way. To gain further knowledge and skills in risk management, you can enroll now in our massive open online course (MOOC) Risk Management in Development Projects. The course is designed for project management practitioners and introduces them to basic knowledge and practice of risk management in development projects. What’s more, is that it's self-paced, offered in three languages (English, Portuguese and Spanish) and provides 30 PDUs for those with project management professional certification. We encourage PMP and CAPM certified persons to participate! Here are the links to enroll in the course: English - https://www.edx.org/course/risk-management-in-development-projects Portuguese - https://www.edx.org/course/gestao-de-riscos-em-projetos-de-desenvolvimento Spanish - https://www.edx.org/course/gestion-de-riesgos-en-proyectos-de-desarrollo You can find more about MOOCs on our DevTrends blog: https://blogs.iadb.org/caribbean-dev-trends/en/learning-for-caribbean-development/ . Finally, make sure to check out all our work in the Caribbean region here. https://devtrends.iadb.org/en

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