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A method for project portfolio risk assessment considering risk interdependencies - a network perspective

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Project portfolios represent the bridge between projects and strategy. However, the final results may not be as expected because materialization of risk factors. Hence, literature has acknowledged project portfolio risk assessment as an element of the project portfolio risk management, being the element that provides information on the importance of risk factors. For that, some specific characteristics should be considered, such as risk interdependency influence and the risk factors impact over portfolio higher levels. Thus, this study is focused on the development of a method for project portfolio risk assessment that considers both risk factor interdependencies and their impact on the strategic objectives as a network. In addition, the method also allows incorporating both risk factors derived from projects and derived at project portfolio level. A representative example is provided to illustrate the proposed method.

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A method for project portfolio risk assessment considering risk interdependencies - a network perspective

Author: Mican, Camilo; Fernandes, Gabriela; Araújo, Maria Madalena Teixeira de
Publisher: Elsevier
Year: 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2021.12.096
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P ojMAN - In e na ional Con e ence on P ojec MANagemen / HCis - In e na ional Con e ence on Heal h and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems
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CENTERIS - In e na ional Con e ence on ENTERp ise In o ma ion Sys ems / P ojMAN -
In e na ional Con e ence on P ojec MANagemen / HCis - In e na ional Con e ence on Heal h
and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems and Technologies 2021
A me hod o p ojec po olio isk assessmen conside ing isk
in e dependencies – a ne wo k pe spec i e
Camilo Micana*, Gab iela Fe nandesb, Madalena A aújoc
aUni e si y o Valle, Logis ic and p oduc ion esea ch g oup, Cll 13 # 100-00, Cali 760034, Colombia
bUni e si y o Coimb a, CEMMPRE, Depa men o Mechanical Enginee ing, Polo II, Coimb a, 3030-788, Po ugal
cUni e si y o Minho, Cen e Algo i mi, A enida da Uni e sidade, Guima ães 4800-058, Po ugal
Abs ac
P ojec po olios ep esen he b idge be ween p ojec s and s a egy. Howe e , he inal esul s may no be as expec ed because
ma e ializa ion o isk ac o s. Hence, li e a u e has acknowledged p ojec po olio isk assessmen as an elemen o he p ojec
po olio isk managemen , being he elemen ha p o ides in o ma ion on he impo ance o isk ac o s. Fo ha , some speci ic
cha ac e is ics should be conside ed, such as isk in e dependency in luence and he isk ac o s impac o e po olio highe le els.
Thus, his s udy is ocused on he de elopmen o a me hod o p ojec po olio isk assessmen ha conside s bo h isk ac o
in e dependencies and hei impac on he s a egic objec i es as a ne wo k. In addi ion, he me hod also allows inco po a ing bo h
isk ac o s de i ed om p ojec s and de i ed a p ojec po olio le el. A ep esen a i e example is p o ided o illus a e he
p oposed me hod.
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and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems and Technologies 2021
Keywo ds: P ojec po olio; isk assessmen ; isk ac o s; ne wo k heo y
*Co esponding au ho .
E-mail add ess: camilo.mican@co eouni alle.edu.co
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P ojMAN - In e na ional Con e ence on P ojec MANagemen / HCis - In e na ional Con e ence on Heal h and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems
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CENTERIS - In e na ional Con e ence on ENTERp ise In o ma ion Sys ems / P ojMAN -
In e na ional Con e ence on P ojec MANagemen / HCis - In e na ional Con e ence on Heal h
and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems and Technologies 2021
A me hod o p ojec po olio isk assessmen conside ing isk
in e dependencies – a ne wo k pe spec i e
Camilo Micana*, Gab iela Fe nandesb, Madalena A aújoc
aUni e si y o Valle, Logis ic and p oduc ion esea ch g oup, Cll 13 # 100-00, Cali 760034, Colombia
bUni e si y o Coimb a, CEMMPRE, Depa men o Mechanical Enginee ing, Polo II, Coimb a, 3030-788, Po ugal
cUni e si y o Minho, Cen e Algo i mi, A enida da Uni e sidade, Guima ães 4800-058, Po ugal
Abs ac
P ojec po olios ep esen he b idge be ween p ojec s and s a egy. Howe e , he inal esul s may no be as expec ed because
ma e ializa ion o isk ac o s. Hence, li e a u e has acknowledged p ojec po olio isk assessmen as an elemen o he p ojec
po olio isk managemen , being he elemen ha p o ides in o ma ion on he impo ance o isk ac o s. Fo ha , some speci ic
cha ac e is ics should be conside ed, such as isk in e dependency in luence and he isk ac o s impac o e po olio highe le els.
Thus, his s udy is ocused on he de elopmen o a me hod o p ojec po olio isk assessmen ha conside s bo h isk ac o
in e dependencies and hei impac on he s a egic objec i es as a ne wo k. In addi ion, he me hod also allows inco po a ing bo h
isk ac o s de i ed om p ojec s and de i ed a p ojec po olio le el. A ep esen a i e example is p o ided o illus a e he
p oposed me hod.
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Keywo ds: P ojec po olio; isk assessmen ; isk ac o s; ne wo k heo y
*Co esponding au ho .
E-mail add ess: camilo.mican@co eouni alle.edu.co
2 Au ho name / P ocedia Compu e Science 00 (2021) 000–000
1. In oduc ion
A p ojec po olio is “a collec ion o p ojec s, p og ams, subsidia y po olios, and ope a ions managed as a g oup
o achie e s a egic objec i es” [1, p. 3]. Consequen ly, P ojec Po olio Managemen (PPM) ep esen s coo dina ed
managemen o a se o p ojec s ca ied ou by a speci ic o ganiza ion, which allows s a egic managemen o he
p ojec s. PPM help o c ea e a decision-making p ocess ha adds alue o he o ganiza ion, guiding he po olio o
achie e s a egic bene i s. In ac , PPM is a cen al mechanism o implemen success ully he s a egy [2–5]. Thus, he
impo ance o PPM lies in i s impac on he achie emen o compe i i e ad an ages o he o ganiza ion, and i is
conside ed a s a egic weapon ha ep esen s he in es men p io i ies o he o ganiza ion o achie e i s s a egic
objec i es [4,6,7].
The e ec o isk managemen a he p ojec le el has been s udied, e idencing posi i e impac s on he success o
each indi idual p ojec [8], howe e , managing isks only a he le el o p ojec s is no enough because a s a egic
iew o he p ojec po olio is no conside ed. In his ega d, he li e a u e in he ield o isk managemen has
p og essi ely e ol ed om p ojec isk analysis o P ojec Po olio Risk (PPR) analysis [9,10]. A p ojec po olio
o which he isks a e analyzed, e alua ed, and dis ibu ed ac oss se e al p ojec s, has a be e p obabili y o success
[11,12].
P ojec Po olio Risk Assessmen (PPRA), like PPR iden i ica ion and PPR esponse, is an elemen o p ojec
po olio Risk Managemen . PPRA is o ien ed o p o iding in o ma ion on he impo ance o isks and isk ends,
among o he ac o s, in suppo o isk esponse decisions [1]. In his conce n, he PPRA mus allow o iden i y, quali y,
and quan i y he e ec s o isk ac o s. I would gene a e g ea e app oxima ions o eali y, gi ing he decision-make s
a sys emic and dynamic p ojec po olio iew. PPRA would allow ocusing e o s and esou ces on he ac o s ha
a e ele an , and ha a e ep esen a i e o he p ojec po olio execu ion [13,14].
Among o he s, he li e a u e highligh ed wo componen s which should be conside ed as pa o isk assessmen
om a p ojec po olio pe spec i e. On one hand, he isk impac assessmen o e highe le els such as po olio le el
o s a egic objec i es le el [1,10,14]. On he o he hand, isk in e dependencies quali ica ion and quan i ica ion
[10,13,15]. The e o e, his esea ch deepens in hese wo componen s; and p oposes a me hod o PPRA conside ing
impac s on s a egic objec i es and isk ac o s in e dependencies. The e o e, in his s udy isk was concep ualized
wi h a se o ou comes wi h known p obabili y [16], which can ep esen impac s on he esul s expec ed [17]. Risk
ac o s we e conside ed as he di e en a iables ha in luence o gene a e, di ec ly o indi ec ly, exposu e [18,19],
o in o he wo ds, he a iables ha impac he isk o he p ojec po olio.
The emainde o he pape is o ganized as ollows. Fi s ly, he PPRA backg ound is p esen ed; whe eupon, based
on ne wo k heo y and he concep o sys emic and non-sys emic isk de i ed om Mode n Po olio Theo y, he
me hod p oposed is add essed and desc ibed. This is ollowed by an illus a i e example o he me hod applica ion.
Finally, conclusions and sugges ions o u u e esea ch a e summa ized.
2. Risk assessmen om a p ojec po olio pe spec i e
Conside ing he inancial impac o he p ojec po olio on he o ganiza ion, some app oaches o PPRA ha e been
p oposed. In his ega d, Cos a e al. [20] sugges ha no all he isk ac o s ha e he same weigh in he PPR
quan i ica ion o IT p ojec po olios. Fo his eason, hey used expe judgmen h ough pai wise compa ison o
es ima e he in luence o each isk ac o on he po olio and hey used c edi isk heo y and Mon eca lo simula ion
o es ima e he p obabili y dis ibu ion o po olio ea nings and losses. Also o IT p ojec po olios, Pe e s and
Ve hoe [16] p opose a me hod o e alua e he isk e ec s in he p ojec po olio execu ion phase, and de ine a
me hodology o e alua e his impac on he ne p esen alue o each p ojec and he whole p ojec po olio.
In addi ion o he isk measu e based on mone a y uni s, o he p oposals ha e in eg a ed some a ibu es such as
in e dependencies be ween p ojec s and in e dependencies be ween isks. Fo example, o e alua e he impac o he
in e ac ion be ween p ojec s on PPR, Guan e al. [11] desc ibe an app oach based on se heo y and Bayesian ne wo ks.
Cooley e al. [21] used he isk dependencies quan i ica ion app oach o allow a sys emic analysis o he impac ha
he isk ac o s could gene a e on he po olio; howe e , he high amoun o his o ical da a necessa y o ob ain eliable
in o ma ion ep esen he main weakness o his p oposal [21].
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In e na ional Con e ence on P ojec MANagemen / HCis - In e na ional Con e ence on Heal h
and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems and Technologies 2021
A me hod o p ojec po olio isk assessmen conside ing isk
in e dependencies – a ne wo k pe spec i e
Camilo Micana*, Gab iela Fe nandesb, Madalena A aújoc
aUni e si y o Valle, Logis ic and p oduc ion esea ch g oup, Cll 13 # 100-00, Cali 760034, Colombia
bUni e si y o Coimb a, CEMMPRE, Depa men o Mechanical Enginee ing, Polo II, Coimb a, 3030-788, Po ugal
cUni e si y o Minho, Cen e Algo i mi, A enida da Uni e sidade, Guima ães 4800-058, Po ugal
Abs ac
P ojec po olios ep esen he b idge be ween p ojec s and s a egy. Howe e , he inal esul s may no be as expec ed because
ma e ializa ion o isk ac o s. Hence, li e a u e has acknowledged p ojec po olio isk assessmen as an elemen o he p ojec
po olio isk managemen , being he elemen ha p o ides in o ma ion on he impo ance o isk ac o s. Fo ha , some speci ic
cha ac e is ics should be conside ed, such as isk in e dependency in luence and he isk ac o s impac o e po olio highe le els.
Thus, his s udy is ocused on he de elopmen o a me hod o p ojec po olio isk assessmen ha conside s bo h isk ac o
in e dependencies and hei impac on he s a egic objec i es as a ne wo k. In addi ion, he me hod also allows inco po a ing bo h
isk ac o s de i ed om p ojec s and de i ed a p ojec po olio le el. A ep esen a i e example is p o ided o illus a e he
p oposed me hod.
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Pee - e iew unde esponsibili y o he scien i ic commi ee o he CENTERIS - In e na ional Con e ence on ENTERp ise
In o ma ion Sys ems / P ojMAN - In e na ional Con e ence on P ojec MANagemen / HCis - In e na ional Con e ence on Heal h
and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems and Technologies 2021
Keywo ds: P ojec po olio; isk assessmen ; isk ac o s; ne wo k heo y
*Co esponding au ho .
E-mail add ess: camilo.mican@co eouni alle.edu.co
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Pee - e iew unde esponsibili y o he scien i ic commi ee o he CENTERIS - In e na ional Con e ence on ENTERp ise In o ma ion Sys ems /
P ojMAN - In e na ional Con e ence on P ojec MANagemen / HCis - In e na ional Con e ence on Heal h and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems
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CENTERIS - In e na ional Con e ence on ENTERp ise In o ma ion Sys ems / P ojMAN -
In e na ional Con e ence on P ojec MANagemen / HCis - In e na ional Con e ence on Heal h
and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems and Technologies 2021
A me hod o p ojec po olio isk assessmen conside ing isk
in e dependencies – a ne wo k pe spec i e
Camilo Micana*, Gab iela Fe nandesb, Madalena A aújoc
aUni e si y o Valle, Logis ic and p oduc ion esea ch g oup, Cll 13 # 100-00, Cali 760034, Colombia
bUni e si y o Coimb a, CEMMPRE, Depa men o Mechanical Enginee ing, Polo II, Coimb a, 3030-788, Po ugal
cUni e si y o Minho, Cen e Algo i mi, A enida da Uni e sidade, Guima ães 4800-058, Po ugal
Abs ac
P ojec po olios ep esen he b idge be ween p ojec s and s a egy. Howe e , he inal esul s may no be as expec ed because
ma e ializa ion o isk ac o s. Hence, li e a u e has acknowledged p ojec po olio isk assessmen as an elemen o he p ojec
po olio isk managemen , being he elemen ha p o ides in o ma ion on he impo ance o isk ac o s. Fo ha , some speci ic
cha ac e is ics should be conside ed, such as isk in e dependency in luence and he isk ac o s impac o e po olio highe le els.
Thus, his s udy is ocused on he de elopmen o a me hod o p ojec po olio isk assessmen ha conside s bo h isk ac o
in e dependencies and hei impac on he s a egic objec i es as a ne wo k. In addi ion, he me hod also allows inco po a ing bo h
isk ac o s de i ed om p ojec s and de i ed a p ojec po olio le el. A ep esen a i e example is p o ided o illus a e he
p oposed me hod.
© 2021 The Au ho s. Published by Else ie B.V.
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Pee - e iew unde esponsibili y o he scien i ic commi ee o he CENTERIS - In e na ional Con e ence on ENTERp ise
In o ma ion Sys ems / P ojMAN - In e na ional Con e ence on P ojec MANagemen / HCis - In e na ional Con e ence on Heal h
and Social Ca e In o ma ion Sys ems and Technologies 2021
Keywo ds: P ojec po olio; isk assessmen ; isk ac o s; ne wo k heo y
*Co esponding au ho .
E-mail add ess: camilo.mican@co eouni alle.edu.co
2 Au ho name / P ocedia Compu e Science 00 (2021) 000–000
1. In oduc ion
A p ojec po olio is “a collec ion o p ojec s, p og ams, subsidia y po olios, and ope a ions managed as a g oup
o achie e s a egic objec i es” [1, p. 3]. Consequen ly, P ojec Po olio Managemen (PPM) ep esen s coo dina ed
managemen o a se o p ojec s ca ied ou by a speci ic o ganiza ion, which allows s a egic managemen o he
p ojec s. PPM help o c ea e a decision-making p ocess ha adds alue o he o ganiza ion, guiding he po olio o
achie e s a egic bene i s. In ac , PPM is a cen al mechanism o implemen success ully he s a egy [2–5]. Thus, he
impo ance o PPM lies in i s impac on he achie emen o compe i i e ad an ages o he o ganiza ion, and i is
conside ed a s a egic weapon ha ep esen s he in es men p io i ies o he o ganiza ion o achie e i s s a egic
objec i es [4,6,7].
The e ec o isk managemen a he p ojec le el has been s udied, e idencing posi i e impac s on he success o
each indi idual p ojec [8], howe e , managing isks only a he le el o p ojec s is no enough because a s a egic
iew o he p ojec po olio is no conside ed. In his ega d, he li e a u e in he ield o isk managemen has
p og essi ely e ol ed om p ojec isk analysis o P ojec Po olio Risk (PPR) analysis [9,10]. A p ojec po olio
o which he isks a e analyzed, e alua ed, and dis ibu ed ac oss se e al p ojec s, has a be e p obabili y o success
[11,12].
P ojec Po olio Risk Assessmen (PPRA), like PPR iden i ica ion and PPR esponse, is an elemen o p ojec
po olio Risk Managemen . PPRA is o ien ed o p o iding in o ma ion on he impo ance o isks and isk ends,
among o he ac o s, in suppo o isk esponse decisions [1]. In his conce n, he PPRA mus allow o iden i y, quali y,
and quan i y he e ec s o isk ac o s. I would gene a e g ea e app oxima ions o eali y, gi ing he decision-make s
a sys emic and dynamic p ojec po olio iew. PPRA would allow ocusing e o s and esou ces on he ac o s ha
a e ele an , and ha a e ep esen a i e o he p ojec po olio execu ion [13,14].
Among o he s, he li e a u e highligh ed wo componen s which should be conside ed as pa o isk assessmen
om a p ojec po olio pe spec i e. On one hand, he isk impac assessmen o e highe le els such as po olio le el
o s a egic objec i es le el [1,10,14]. On he o he hand, isk in e dependencies quali ica ion and quan i ica ion
[10,13,15]. The e o e, his esea ch deepens in hese wo componen s; and p oposes a me hod o PPRA conside ing
impac s on s a egic objec i es and isk ac o s in e dependencies. The e o e, in his s udy isk was concep ualized
wi h a se o ou comes wi h known p obabili y [16], which can ep esen impac s on he esul s expec ed [17]. Risk
ac o s we e conside ed as he di e en a iables ha in luence o gene a e, di ec ly o indi ec ly, exposu e [18,19],
o in o he wo ds, he a iables ha impac he isk o he p ojec po olio.
The emainde o he pape is o ganized as ollows. Fi s ly, he PPRA backg ound is p esen ed; whe eupon, based
on ne wo k heo y and he concep o sys emic and non-sys emic isk de i ed om Mode n Po olio Theo y, he
me hod p oposed is add essed and desc ibed. This is ollowed by an illus a i e example o he me hod applica ion.
Finally, conclusions and sugges ions o u u e esea ch a e summa ized.
2. Risk assessmen om a p ojec po olio pe spec i e
Conside ing he inancial impac o he p ojec po olio on he o ganiza ion, some app oaches o PPRA ha e been
p oposed. In his ega d, Cos a e al. [20] sugges ha no all he isk ac o s ha e he same weigh in he PPR
quan i ica ion o IT p ojec po olios. Fo his eason, hey used expe judgmen h ough pai wise compa ison o
es ima e he in luence o each isk ac o on he po olio and hey used c edi isk heo y and Mon eca lo simula ion
o es ima e he p obabili y dis ibu ion o po olio ea nings and losses. Also o IT p ojec po olios, Pe e s and
Ve hoe [16] p opose a me hod o e alua e he isk e ec s in he p ojec po olio execu ion phase, and de ine a
me hodology o e alua e his impac on he ne p esen alue o each p ojec and he whole p ojec po olio.
In addi ion o he isk measu e based on mone a y uni s, o he p oposals ha e in eg a ed some a ibu es such as
in e dependencies be ween p ojec s and in e dependencies be ween isks. Fo example, o e alua e he impac o he
in e ac ion be ween p ojec s on PPR, Guan e al. [11] desc ibe an app oach based on se heo y and Bayesian ne wo ks.
Cooley e al. [21] used he isk dependencies quan i ica ion app oach o allow a sys emic analysis o he impac ha
he isk ac o s could gene a e on he po olio; howe e , he high amoun o his o ical da a necessa y o ob ain eliable
in o ma ion ep esen he main weakness o his p oposal [21].
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Ano he app oach is p oposed by Bolos e al. [22], which, based on s uc u al unds o Eu opean Union Membe
S a es en i onmen , de eloped an indica o o mone a y loss isk. The indica o is s uc u ed wi h s a is ical measu es,
such as mean, s anda d de ia ion and co a iance o he mone a y expec ed alues, and i is he esul o he in eg a ion
o he mone a y loss p obabili y de i a i e o delays in he execu ion o each p ojec . In his case he du a ion o he
p ojec s ep esen s he inco po a ion o ope a ional measu es associa ed o he p ojec s wi hin he p ojec po olio.
F om ano he pe spec i e, also conside ing isk in e dependencies o dependencies be ween p ojec s, bu based
exclusi ely on impac s on p ojec ope a ional measu es mo e han on inancial measu es, o he app oaches ha e been
p oposed. In his ega d, unde a p ojec in e dependencies pe spec i e, Neumeie e al. [23] highligh ha Bayesian
ne wo ks is an app oach ha has been widely used o assess cascading e ec s on o he esea ch ields and hey sugges
ha echnical and esou ces dependencies can be assessed h ough a ansi i e dependencies model based on Bayesian
ne wo ks. Thus, a Bayesian ne wo k app oach is p oposed o c i ical analysis in IT p ojec po olios con ex , using
he ailu e cos impac o each p ojec on he en i e po olio, and iden i ying he c i ical p ojec s o he po olio, gi en
he cascading e ec ha each p ojec can gene a e on he success o ailu e o o he p ojec s. Also, in he IT p ojec
po olios con ex , Wang e al. [15] p opose ha a p ojec po olio can be seen as a biological ne wo k, and apply
complex ne wo k heo y and social ne wo k analysis o quan i y PPR, being he isk e alua ed as he success o ailu e
p obabili y. Mo eo e , ne wo k heo y has been in eg a ed wi h epidemiology app oaches o ep esen and assess he
“domino e ec ” de i ed om p ojec in e dependencies on he PPR; o example, Guggenmos e al. [24] adop an
app oach in eg a ing ne wo k heo y wi h a suscep ible-in ec ed model o analyze he po olio isk in IT po olios,
while Zou e al. [25] in eg a e ne wo k heo y wi h a suscep ible-in ec ed- eco e ed- ailed model o esea ch and
de elopmen p ojec po olios.
Conside ing ha in eal cases he isk ac o s ha e in e dependencies, Namazian and Yakhchali [13] posi ha he
e ec o he occu ence o non-occu ence o one isk on o he isks can be quan i ied h ough Bayesian ne wo ks and
Mon eca lo simula ion. Thus, Namazian and Yakhchali [13] p opose an app oach based on Bayesian ne wo ks o
ep esen and quan i y he isk in e ac ion unde a pe spec i e associa ed wi h schedule delays and cos o e uns in
gas ield de elopmen p ojec s po olios. Also, conside ing p ojec in e dependency bu ocused exclusi ely on
p ojec po olio esou ce isk, Bai e al. [26] posi an app oach h ough which he po olio isk is de i ed om
esou ces sha ed be ween p ojec s and esou ce cons ains. The e o e, isk ac o s de i ed om esou ces p ojec
in e dependencies we e iden i ied, Bayesian ne wo k me hod o assess he isk in e dependencies was implemen ed,
and uzzy se heo y o cap u e he subjec i i y o expe judgmen s was in eg a ed.
O he p oposals ha e sough o in eg a e bo h isk in e dependencies and dependency be ween p ojec s in o he
PPRA. In his ega d, Ghasemi e al. [14] ep esen he p ojec in e dependency as pa o he isk ac o s o he p ojec
po olio, and based on he Bayesian ne wo k app oach, p opose a PPRA app oach ha allows assessing he in luence
o isk in e dependencies on he p ojec po olio expec ed esul . Also, bu wi h a PPR esponse pe spec i e, Ahmadi
e al. [27] p opose an app oach ha allows assessing he po olio isk conside ing bo h isk in e dependencies and
dependency be ween p ojec s. Thus, an op imiza ion model is p oposed which allows he e alua ion o isk as a
unc ion o he o al cos . In he same ein, Wang e al. [28] posi ha he p ojec po olio analysis canno be sepa a ed
om he s a egic goals o which he p ojec po olio was s uc u ed. Thus, hey p opose a model based on sys em
dynamics and p ojec in e dependencies ep esen a ion, which is o ien ed o assess he impac as he di e ence
be ween he expec ed alue and he ealized alue o he o ganiza ion’s p ojec po olio .
Hence, di e en app oaches o PPRA ha e been p oposed, such as c edi isk heo y and Mon eca lo simula ion,
used o es ima e he p obabili y dis ibu ion o ea nings and losses [20]. Also, ma hema ical modeling [22], complex
ne wo k heo y and social ne wo k analysis [15], se heo y [11], Bayesian ne wo ks [11,13,14,23] and sys em
dynamics [28]. Some o hese app oaches ha e conside ed inancial measu es as ep esen a ion o isk impac measu e
a p ojec po olio le el, while in o he p oposals isk impac is ep esen ed based on ope a ional o ac ical p ojec
measu es. Addi ionally, bo h in e dependencies be ween p ojec s and isk in e dependencies ha e been conside ed and
assessed om di e en pe spec i es as pa o PPRA.
3. P oposed me hod
This sec ion p esen s he s uc u e o he p oposed me hod o PPRA. Fig. 1 shows he p oposed me hod
concep ualiza ion. The me hod is based on he concep ualiza ion ha isk ac o s a e de i ed om each p ojec , bu
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also conside ing ha some isk ac o s a e sha ed be ween p ojec s such as he case o sha ed esou ces be ween
p ojec s showed by Bai e al. [26]. In addi ion, and ollowing he pe spec i e adop ed by Ghasemi e al. [14] and Bai
e al. [26], among o he s, i was adop ed he pe spec i e o conside ing he in luence o p ojec in e dependency and
ep esen ing i h ough isk ac o s. Finally, acknowledging ha some isk ac o s eme ge a p ojec po olio le el and
in luence he whole p ojec po olio [9,14], isk ac o s a he p ojec po olio le el we e also conside ed.
Fig. 1. P oposed me hod concep ualiza ion.
P ojec po olios a e s uc u ed o achie e, o con ibu e o he achie emen , o a se o s a egic goals. In his
ega d, he p oposed me hod add esses he PPR impac owa ds he se o s a egic objec i es. Thus, he me hod seeks
o iden i y he isk ac o s impac on he s a egic aspec s o which he p ojec po olio was s uc u ed.
To achie e i s pu pose he me hod is based on ne wo k heo y. The li e a u e highligh ed ha PPRA should
inco po a e he complexi y associa ed wi h isk ac o in e ac ions o ob ain a comp ehensi e isk-based decision-
making p ocess [14,23]. Ne wo k heo y allows such a comp ehensi e ep esen a ion o isk ac o in e ac ions [15],
and, addi ionally, app oaches based on ne wo k heo y, allow he ep esen a ion o he dynamic p opaga ion o isk in
he po olio ne wo k [25]. In he case o he p oposed me hod, he po olio ne wo k co esponds o Fig. 1. Based on
he abo e concep ualiza ion, Fig. 2 shows he p ocess unde which he PPR can be assessed.
Fig. 2. P ocess o p ojec PPRA.
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Ano he app oach is p oposed by Bolos e al. [22], which, based on s uc u al unds o Eu opean Union Membe
S a es en i onmen , de eloped an indica o o mone a y loss isk. The indica o is s uc u ed wi h s a is ical measu es,
such as mean, s anda d de ia ion and co a iance o he mone a y expec ed alues, and i is he esul o he in eg a ion
o he mone a y loss p obabili y de i a i e o delays in he execu ion o each p ojec . In his case he du a ion o he
p ojec s ep esen s he inco po a ion o ope a ional measu es associa ed o he p ojec s wi hin he p ojec po olio.
F om ano he pe spec i e, also conside ing isk in e dependencies o dependencies be ween p ojec s, bu based
exclusi ely on impac s on p ojec ope a ional measu es mo e han on inancial measu es, o he app oaches ha e been
p oposed. In his ega d, unde a p ojec in e dependencies pe spec i e, Neumeie e al. [23] highligh ha Bayesian
ne wo ks is an app oach ha has been widely used o assess cascading e ec s on o he esea ch ields and hey sugges
ha echnical and esou ces dependencies can be assessed h ough a ansi i e dependencies model based on Bayesian
ne wo ks. Thus, a Bayesian ne wo k app oach is p oposed o c i ical analysis in IT p ojec po olios con ex , using
he ailu e cos impac o each p ojec on he en i e po olio, and iden i ying he c i ical p ojec s o he po olio, gi en
he cascading e ec ha each p ojec can gene a e on he success o ailu e o o he p ojec s. Also, in he IT p ojec
po olios con ex , Wang e al. [15] p opose ha a p ojec po olio can be seen as a biological ne wo k, and apply
complex ne wo k heo y and social ne wo k analysis o quan i y PPR, being he isk e alua ed as he success o ailu e
p obabili y. Mo eo e , ne wo k heo y has been in eg a ed wi h epidemiology app oaches o ep esen and assess he
“domino e ec ” de i ed om p ojec in e dependencies on he PPR; o example, Guggenmos e al. [24] adop an
app oach in eg a ing ne wo k heo y wi h a suscep ible-in ec ed model o analyze he po olio isk in IT po olios,
while Zou e al. [25] in eg a e ne wo k heo y wi h a suscep ible-in ec ed- eco e ed- ailed model o esea ch and
de elopmen p ojec po olios.
Conside ing ha in eal cases he isk ac o s ha e in e dependencies, Namazian and Yakhchali [13] posi ha he
e ec o he occu ence o non-occu ence o one isk on o he isks can be quan i ied h ough Bayesian ne wo ks and
Mon eca lo simula ion. Thus, Namazian and Yakhchali [13] p opose an app oach based on Bayesian ne wo ks o
ep esen and quan i y he isk in e ac ion unde a pe spec i e associa ed wi h schedule delays and cos o e uns in
gas ield de elopmen p ojec s po olios. Also, conside ing p ojec in e dependency bu ocused exclusi ely on
p ojec po olio esou ce isk, Bai e al. [26] posi an app oach h ough which he po olio isk is de i ed om
esou ces sha ed be ween p ojec s and esou ce cons ains. The e o e, isk ac o s de i ed om esou ces p ojec
in e dependencies we e iden i ied, Bayesian ne wo k me hod o assess he isk in e dependencies was implemen ed,
and uzzy se heo y o cap u e he subjec i i y o expe judgmen s was in eg a ed.
O he p oposals ha e sough o in eg a e bo h isk in e dependencies and dependency be ween p ojec s in o he
PPRA. In his ega d, Ghasemi e al. [14] ep esen he p ojec in e dependency as pa o he isk ac o s o he p ojec
po olio, and based on he Bayesian ne wo k app oach, p opose a PPRA app oach ha allows assessing he in luence
o isk in e dependencies on he p ojec po olio expec ed esul . Also, bu wi h a PPR esponse pe spec i e, Ahmadi
e al. [27] p opose an app oach ha allows assessing he po olio isk conside ing bo h isk in e dependencies and
dependency be ween p ojec s. Thus, an op imiza ion model is p oposed which allows he e alua ion o isk as a
unc ion o he o al cos . In he same ein, Wang e al. [28] posi ha he p ojec po olio analysis canno be sepa a ed
om he s a egic goals o which he p ojec po olio was s uc u ed. Thus, hey p opose a model based on sys em
dynamics and p ojec in e dependencies ep esen a ion, which is o ien ed o assess he impac as he di e ence
be ween he expec ed alue and he ealized alue o he o ganiza ion’s p ojec po olio .
Hence, di e en app oaches o PPRA ha e been p oposed, such as c edi isk heo y and Mon eca lo simula ion,
used o es ima e he p obabili y dis ibu ion o ea nings and losses [20]. Also, ma hema ical modeling [22], complex
ne wo k heo y and social ne wo k analysis [15], se heo y [11], Bayesian ne wo ks [11,13,14,23] and sys em
dynamics [28]. Some o hese app oaches ha e conside ed inancial measu es as ep esen a ion o isk impac measu e
a p ojec po olio le el, while in o he p oposals isk impac is ep esen ed based on ope a ional o ac ical p ojec
measu es. Addi ionally, bo h in e dependencies be ween p ojec s and isk in e dependencies ha e been conside ed and
assessed om di e en pe spec i es as pa o PPRA.
3. P oposed me hod
This sec ion p esen s he s uc u e o he p oposed me hod o PPRA. Fig. 1 shows he p oposed me hod
concep ualiza ion. The me hod is based on he concep ualiza ion ha isk ac o s a e de i ed om each p ojec , bu
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also conside ing ha some isk ac o s a e sha ed be ween p ojec s such as he case o sha ed esou ces be ween
p ojec s showed by Bai e al. [26]. In addi ion, and ollowing he pe spec i e adop ed by Ghasemi e al. [14] and Bai
e al. [26], among o he s, i was adop ed he pe spec i e o conside ing he in luence o p ojec in e dependency and
ep esen ing i h ough isk ac o s. Finally, acknowledging ha some isk ac o s eme ge a p ojec po olio le el and
in luence he whole p ojec po olio [9,14], isk ac o s a he p ojec po olio le el we e also conside ed.
Fig. 1. P oposed me hod concep ualiza ion.
P ojec po olios a e s uc u ed o achie e, o con ibu e o he achie emen , o a se o s a egic goals. In his
ega d, he p oposed me hod add esses he PPR impac owa ds he se o s a egic objec i es. Thus, he me hod seeks
o iden i y he isk ac o s impac on he s a egic aspec s o which he p ojec po olio was s uc u ed.
To achie e i s pu pose he me hod is based on ne wo k heo y. The li e a u e highligh ed ha PPRA should
inco po a e he complexi y associa ed wi h isk ac o in e ac ions o ob ain a comp ehensi e isk-based decision-
making p ocess [14,23]. Ne wo k heo y allows such a comp ehensi e ep esen a ion o isk ac o in e ac ions [15],
and, addi ionally, app oaches based on ne wo k heo y, allow he ep esen a ion o he dynamic p opaga ion o isk in
he po olio ne wo k [25]. In he case o he p oposed me hod, he po olio ne wo k co esponds o Fig. 1. Based on
he abo e concep ualiza ion, Fig. 2 shows he p ocess unde which he PPR can be assessed.
Fig. 2. P ocess o p ojec PPRA.
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Phase 1 co esponds o inpu s ep esen a ions, speci ically, se e i y and likelihood o each isk ac o , and he
weigh o each p ojec . Phase 2 is associa ed wi h assessing he in luence o isk in e dependency on he pa ame e s
o he isk ac o s; he e o e, isk in e dependency is ep esen ed as a isk ac o s ne wo k. Phase 3 is o ien ed o
es ablish he con ibu ion o each isk ac o o he PPR. The ex en and he way in which isk ac o s impac on
p ojec s and p ojec po olio was adop ed o be ep esen ed as sys ema ic and non-sys ema ic [30]. Non-sys ema ic
isk ac o s e e o isk ac o s ha gene a e impac s only o one o some p ojec s, and hose impac s ha do no
a ec he p ojec po olio pe o mance in a sys emic way. I a isk ac o impac s on he p ojec po olio in a gene al
way, hen, i can be conside ed as sou ce o sys ema ic isk. Finally, in Phase 4, isk ac o s impac s a e ex ended
h oughou he ne wo k owa ds s a egic objec i es.
4. Illus a i e example
The illus a i e example is ep esen ed as a po olio composed o i e p ojec s, h ee s a egic objec i es, and 15
isk ac o s. Table 1 shows he ela ion be ween p ojec s and s a egic objec i es. Fig. 3 illus a es he
in e dependencies be ween isk ac o s associa ed wi h likelihood and se e i y. In Fig. 3 he weigh o he in luence
be ween each pai o isk ac o s is showed by he numbe on each a ow. The illus a i e example only conside s ha
isk in e dependencies gene a e inc eases in likelihood o se e i y – likelihood o se e i y dec eases de i ed om he
in luence o isk ac o in e dependencies a e no conside ed.
Table 1. Rela ion be ween s a egic objec i es and p ojec s.
P ojec 1
P ojec 2
P ojec 3
P ojec 4
P ojec 5
S a egic Objec i e 1
50%
20%
30%
S a egic Objec i e 2
60%
40%
S a egic Objec i e 3
100%
Fig. 3. Risk ac o in e dependencies.
Table 2 p esen s he ela ion be ween isk ac o s and p ojec s and po olio, showing he ini ial likelihood and
se e i y o he isk ac o s, as well as he likelihood and se e i y adjus ed by isk in e dependencies ( alues in o
pa en hesis). Fo example, in he case o isk ac o 1 he likelihood was no modi ied because isk ac o 1 does no
ha e dependence om o he isk ac o . In he case o isk ac o 2, which is a ec ed by isk ac o 1 and isk ac o
3, i s likelihood was modi ied, mo ing om 60% o 86% (See Table 3). The same p ocess was pe o med o he o he
isk ac o s.
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Table 2. Likelihood and se e i y o each isk ac o
Se e i y
Likelihood
P ojec 1
P ojec 2
P ojec 3
P ojec 4
P ojec 5
Po olio le el
Risk ac o 1
30% (30%)
4 (4)
Risk ac o 2
60% (86%)
3 (3)
3 (3)
Risk ac o 3
50% (50%)
2 (2)
2 (2)
Risk ac o 4
50% (50%)
3 (3)
Risk ac o 5
70% (85%)
2 (2)
Risk ac o 6
20% (40%)
3 (3)
3 (3)
Risk ac o 7
20% (28%)
4 (4)
Risk ac o 8
30% (70%)
2 (3)
Risk ac o 9
60% (88%)
3 (4.4)
Risk ac o 10
80% (97%)
3 (3.8)
Risk ac o 11
30% (100%)
4 (4.9)
4 (4.9)
Risk ac o 12
40% (40%)
1 (1)
Risk ac o 13
50% (50%)
2 (2)
Risk ac o 14
70% (85%)
2 (2)
Risk ac o 15
40% (40%)
3 (3)
Table 3. Example o es ima ion o con ibu ions o he likelihood o isk ac o 2
Risk Fac o
Likelihood
Weigh (W) o in luence
on isk ac o 2
Maximum easible
con ibu ion (MC)
Expec ed alue o he
con ibu ion (EC)
1
30%
1
Max[W;5-L(RF2)*5]
Max[1;5-0.6*5] = 1
MC * L(RF1)
(1)*(0.3) = 0.3
3
50%
3
Max[W;5-L(RF2)*5]
Max[3;5-0.6*5] = 2
MC * L(RF3)
(2)*(0.5) = 1.0
In Table 3, L(RF1), L(RF2) and L(RF3) e e espec i ely o likelihood o he isk ac o 1, 2 and 3; o he
es ima ion o he maximum easible con ibu ion (MC) he likelihood o he isk ac o is mul iplied by 5 o ob ain an
equi alen scale ega ding he scale used o he weigh o in luence alues, so ha , he highes possible alue which
can be ob ained o any isk ac o is 5 (equi alen o 100%). Finally, he o al con ibu ion de i ed om isk ac o s
1 and 3 on isk ac o 2 is 1.3, in his case mo ing om he alue o 3 (equi alen o 60%) o alue o 4.3 (equi alen
o 86%). Fo es ima ion o likelihood adjus ed o each isk ac o he summa ion does no exceed he alue o 5
(equi alen o 100%).
Following he s uc u e desc ibed o phase 3 in ig. 2, he isk con ibu ion o each isk ac o is calcula ed. Table
4 shows an example o he es ima ion o isk con ibu ion o p ojec 1 and o p ojec po olio le el. In his case,
acco ding o Table 2, p ojec 1 is a ec ed by isk ac o s 1, 2, and 3, and po olio le el is a ec ed by isk ac o s 13,
14, 15. In bo h cases he example showed in Table 4 is based on he ini ial case, e. g., wi hou isk in e dependency
conside a ions.
Table 4. Example o es ima ion o isk con ibu ion o p ojec 1 and o po olio le el – ini ial case
Risk ac o
(RF)
Risk con ibu ion (RC)
Rik con ibu ion o he p ojec 1
Risk con ibu ion o po olio le el
1
[L(RF1)/5]*I(RF1) = 6
RC(RF1) + RC(RF2) + RC(RF3)
6 + 9 + 5 = 20
2
[L(RF2)/5]*I(RF2) = 9
3
[L(RF3) /5]*I(RF3) = 5
13
[L(RF13)/5]*I(RF13) = 5
RC(RF13) + RC(RF14) + RC(RF15)
5 + 7 + 6 = 18
14
[L(RF14)/5]*I(RF14) = 7
15
[L(RF15) /5]*I(RF15) = 6
Table 5 shows he esul s ob ained acco ding o he isk con ibu ion om each p ojec and om he po olio le el,
o bo h he ini ial scena io and he scena io wi h isk in e dependencies.

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Phase 1 co esponds o inpu s ep esen a ions, speci ically, se e i y and likelihood o each isk ac o , and he
weigh o each p ojec . Phase 2 is associa ed wi h assessing he in luence o isk in e dependency on he pa ame e s
o he isk ac o s; he e o e, isk in e dependency is ep esen ed as a isk ac o s ne wo k. Phase 3 is o ien ed o
es ablish he con ibu ion o each isk ac o o he PPR. The ex en and he way in which isk ac o s impac on
p ojec s and p ojec po olio was adop ed o be ep esen ed as sys ema ic and non-sys ema ic [30]. Non-sys ema ic
isk ac o s e e o isk ac o s ha gene a e impac s only o one o some p ojec s, and hose impac s ha do no
a ec he p ojec po olio pe o mance in a sys emic way. I a isk ac o impac s on he p ojec po olio in a gene al
way, hen, i can be conside ed as sou ce o sys ema ic isk. Finally, in Phase 4, isk ac o s impac s a e ex ended
h oughou he ne wo k owa ds s a egic objec i es.
4. Illus a i e example
The illus a i e example is ep esen ed as a po olio composed o i e p ojec s, h ee s a egic objec i es, and 15
isk ac o s. Table 1 shows he ela ion be ween p ojec s and s a egic objec i es. Fig. 3 illus a es he
in e dependencies be ween isk ac o s associa ed wi h likelihood and se e i y. In Fig. 3 he weigh o he in luence
be ween each pai o isk ac o s is showed by he numbe on each a ow. The illus a i e example only conside s ha
isk in e dependencies gene a e inc eases in likelihood o se e i y – likelihood o se e i y dec eases de i ed om he
in luence o isk ac o in e dependencies a e no conside ed.
Table 1. Rela ion be ween s a egic objec i es and p ojec s.
P ojec 1
P ojec 2
P ojec 3
P ojec 4
P ojec 5
S a egic Objec i e 1
50%
20%
30%
S a egic Objec i e 2
60%
40%
S a egic Objec i e 3
100%
Fig. 3. Risk ac o in e dependencies.
Table 2 p esen s he ela ion be ween isk ac o s and p ojec s and po olio, showing he ini ial likelihood and
se e i y o he isk ac o s, as well as he likelihood and se e i y adjus ed by isk in e dependencies ( alues in o
pa en hesis). Fo example, in he case o isk ac o 1 he likelihood was no modi ied because isk ac o 1 does no
ha e dependence om o he isk ac o . In he case o isk ac o 2, which is a ec ed by isk ac o 1 and isk ac o
3, i s likelihood was modi ied, mo ing om 60% o 86% (See Table 3). The same p ocess was pe o med o he o he
isk ac o s.
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Table 2. Likelihood and se e i y o each isk ac o
Se e i y
Likelihood
P ojec 1
P ojec 2
P ojec 3
P ojec 4
P ojec 5
Po olio le el
Risk ac o 1
30% (30%)
4 (4)
Risk ac o 2
60% (86%)
3 (3)
3 (3)
Risk ac o 3
50% (50%)
2 (2)
2 (2)
Risk ac o 4
50% (50%)
3 (3)
Risk ac o 5
70% (85%)
2 (2)
Risk ac o 6
20% (40%)
3 (3)
3 (3)
Risk ac o 7
20% (28%)
4 (4)
Risk ac o 8
30% (70%)
2 (3)
Risk ac o 9
60% (88%)
3 (4.4)
Risk ac o 10
80% (97%)
3 (3.8)
Risk ac o 11
30% (100%)
4 (4.9)
4 (4.9)
Risk ac o 12
40% (40%)
1 (1)
Risk ac o 13
50% (50%)
2 (2)
Risk ac o 14
70% (85%)
2 (2)
Risk ac o 15
40% (40%)
3 (3)
Table 3. Example o es ima ion o con ibu ions o he likelihood o isk ac o 2
Risk Fac o Likelihood Weigh (W) o in luence
on isk ac o 2
Maximum easible
con ibu ion (MC)
Expec ed alue o he
con ibu ion (EC)
1 30% 1
Max[W;5-L(RF2)*5]
Max[1;5-0.6*5] = 1
MC * L(RF1)
(1)*(0.3) = 0.3
3 50% 3 Max[W;5-L(RF2)*5]
Max[3;5-0.6*5] = 2
MC * L(RF3)
(2)*(0.5) = 1.0
In Table 3, L(RF1), L(RF2) and L(RF3) e e espec i ely o likelihood o he isk ac o 1, 2 and 3; o he
es ima ion o he maximum easible con ibu ion (MC) he likelihood o he isk ac o is mul iplied by 5 o ob ain an
equi alen scale ega ding he scale used o he weigh o in luence alues, so ha , he highes possible alue which
can be ob ained o any isk ac o is 5 (equi alen o 100%). Finally, he o al con ibu ion de i ed om isk ac o s
1 and 3 on isk ac o 2 is 1.3, in his case mo ing om he alue o 3 (equi alen o 60%) o alue o 4.3 (equi alen
o 86%). Fo es ima ion o likelihood adjus ed o each isk ac o he summa ion does no exceed he alue o 5
(equi alen o 100%).
Following he s uc u e desc ibed o phase 3 in ig. 2, he isk con ibu ion o each isk ac o is calcula ed. Table
4 shows an example o he es ima ion o isk con ibu ion o p ojec 1 and o p ojec po olio le el. In his case,
acco ding o Table 2, p ojec 1 is a ec ed by isk ac o s 1, 2, and 3, and po olio le el is a ec ed by isk ac o s 13,
14, 15. In bo h cases he example showed in Table 4 is based on he ini ial case, e. g., wi hou isk in e dependency
conside a ions.
Table 4. Example o es ima ion o isk con ibu ion o p ojec 1 and o po olio le el – ini ial case
Risk ac o
(RF)
Risk con ibu ion (RC)
Rik con ibu ion o he p ojec 1
Risk con ibu ion o po olio le el
1
[L(RF1)/5]*I(RF1) = 6
RC(RF1) + RC(RF2) + RC(RF3)
6 + 9 + 5 = 20
2
[L(RF2)/5]*I(RF2) = 9
3
[L(RF3) /5]*I(RF3) = 5
13
[L(RF13)/5]*I(RF13) = 5
RC(RF13) + RC(RF14) + RC(RF15)
5 + 7 + 6 = 18
14
[L(RF14)/5]*I(RF14) = 7
15
[L(RF15) /5]*I(RF15) = 6
Table 5 shows he esul s ob ained acco ding o he isk con ibu ion om each p ojec and om he po olio le el,
o bo h he ini ial scena io and he scena io wi h isk in e dependencies.
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Table 5. Risk ac o s con ibu ion a p ojec and po olio le el.
Risk Con ibu ion
P ojec 1
P ojec 2
P ojec 3
P ojec 4
P ojec 5
Po olio le el
Ini ial
20.0
21.5
17.0
24.0
11.0
18.0
Conside ing isk in e dependency
23.9
27.6
34.9
55.6
32.3
19.5
Then, ollowing he s uc u e desc ibed o phase 4 in ig. 2, he in luence o isk ac o s on he s a egic le el is
calcula ed. Table 6 shows an example o es ima ion o non-sys ema ic isk associa ed o s a egic objec i e 1;
acco ding o Table 1, s a egic objec i e 1 is ela ed o p ojec s 1, 4 and 5. The example illus a ed in Table 6 is based
on isk con ibu ion conside ing isk in e dependency. Table 7 shows he PPR consolida ion by conside ing he isk
de i ed om he p ojec s as sou ce o non-sys ema ic isk and he isk de i ed om p ojec po olio le el as sou ce
o sys ema ic isk.
Table 6. Example o es ima ion o in luence on s a egic objec i e 1
P ojec 1
P ojec 2
P ojec 3
S a egic objec i e 1
Risk con ibu ion
23.9
55.6
32.3
(23.9*50%)+(55.6*20%)+(32.3*30%)
= 32.7
Weigh
50%
20%
30%
Table 7. Risk ac o s impo ance a s a egic le el
Non-sys ema ic
Sys ema ic
Po olio isk
S a egic Objec i e 1
32.7
19.5 53.5
S a egic Objec i e 2
38.8
S a egic Objec i e 3
34.9
5. Conclusions
This pape p oposes a me hod o isk assessmen om a p ojec po olio pe spec i e. Analyzing he
in e dependency be ween isks allows a be e ep esen a ion o he PPR, by he ecogni ion o he impac no jus due
o a di ec in luence, bu also h ough he in luence on o he isk ac o s. Like adi ional app oaches o isk
assessmen , he p oposed me hod allows iden i ying ha PPR is in luenced by isk ac o s de i ed om p ojec s wi hin
he po olio. Howe e , he p oposed me hod also ecognizes ha PPR is a ec ed by isk ac o s de i ed om he
p ojec po olio le el. Risk ac o s de i ed om he p ojec po olio le el ha e a gene al o global impac on he
p ojec po olio expec ed esul s, he e o e, he p oposed me hod helps decision-make s o iden i y hei in luence and
impo ance. In his ega d, bo h po olio manage s and o ganiza ional manage s can o ien hei e o s and esou ces
on p o iding isk esponse s a egies o hose isk ac o s ha ha e he g ea es di ec impac on each p ojec and he
o e all p ojec po olio, and hose ha ha e he g ea es in luence on o he isk ac o s.
Fu u e esea ch is needed on he in eg a ion o p ojec in e dependencies ha could lead o a mo e in eg al
ep esen a ion o he PPR. To a ain ha , an app oach based on me a-ne wo ks could be explo ed, and echniques such
as ‘Ma ice d'Impac s C oisés Mul iplica ion Appliquée à un Classemen ’ (MICMAC) can be used o de e mine he
d i e and dependence powe o each isk ac o . Mo eo e , scena io analysis o analysis based on simula ion could be
explo ed o es he obus ness o he p oposed me hod. Finally, conside ing ha jus h ea s we e conside ed o his
illus a i e example, inco po a ion o oppo uni ies and he in e dependency be ween hem, as well as he
in e dependency be ween h ea s and oppo uni ies could be explo ed o assess he compensa o y e ec s.
Acknowledgemen s
This esea ch was sponso ed by Col u u o-Colciencias, Colombia and by FEDER unds h ough he p og am
COMPETE – P og ama Ope acional Fac o es de Compe i i idade – and by na ional unds h ough FCT – Fundação
pa a a Ciência e a Tecnologia –, unde he emi o p ojec s UID/EMS/00285/2020 and UIDB/00319/2020.
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Table 5. Risk ac o s con ibu ion a p ojec and po olio le el.
Risk Con ibu ion
P ojec 1
P ojec 2
P ojec 3
P ojec 4
P ojec 5
Po olio le el
Ini ial
20.0
21.5
17.0
24.0
11.0
18.0
Conside ing isk in e dependency
23.9
27.6
34.9
55.6
32.3
19.5
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calcula ed. Table 6 shows an example o es ima ion o non-sys ema ic isk associa ed o s a egic objec i e 1;
acco ding o Table 1, s a egic objec i e 1 is ela ed o p ojec s 1, 4 and 5. The example illus a ed in Table 6 is based
on isk con ibu ion conside ing isk in e dependency. Table 7 shows he PPR consolida ion by conside ing he isk
de i ed om he p ojec s as sou ce o non-sys ema ic isk and he isk de i ed om p ojec po olio le el as sou ce
o sys ema ic isk.
Table 6. Example o es ima ion o in luence on s a egic objec i e 1
P ojec 1
P ojec 2
P ojec 3
S a egic objec i e 1
Risk con ibu ion
23.9
55.6
32.3
(23.9*50%)+(55.6*20%)+(32.3*30%)
= 32.7
Weigh
50%
20%
30%
Table 7. Risk ac o s impo ance a s a egic le el
Non-sys ema ic
Sys ema ic
Po olio isk
S a egic Objec i e 1
32.7
19.5
53.5
S a egic Objec i e 2
38.8
S a egic Objec i e 3
34.9
5. Conclusions
This pape p oposes a me hod o isk assessmen om a p ojec po olio pe spec i e. Analyzing he
in e dependency be ween isks allows a be e ep esen a ion o he PPR, by he ecogni ion o he impac no jus due
o a di ec in luence, bu also h ough he in luence on o he isk ac o s. Like adi ional app oaches o isk
assessmen , he p oposed me hod allows iden i ying ha PPR is in luenced by isk ac o s de i ed om p ojec s wi hin
he po olio. Howe e , he p oposed me hod also ecognizes ha PPR is a ec ed by isk ac o s de i ed om he
p ojec po olio le el. Risk ac o s de i ed om he p ojec po olio le el ha e a gene al o global impac on he
p ojec po olio expec ed esul s, he e o e, he p oposed me hod helps decision-make s o iden i y hei in luence and
impo ance. In his ega d, bo h po olio manage s and o ganiza ional manage s can o ien hei e o s and esou ces
on p o iding isk esponse s a egies o hose isk ac o s ha ha e he g ea es di ec impac on each p ojec and he
o e all p ojec po olio, and hose ha ha e he g ea es in luence on o he isk ac o s.
Fu u e esea ch is needed on he in eg a ion o p ojec in e dependencies ha could lead o a mo e in eg al
ep esen a ion o he PPR. To a ain ha , an app oach based on me a-ne wo ks could be explo ed, and echniques such
as ‘Ma ice d'Impac s C oisés Mul iplica ion Appliquée à un Classemen ’ (MICMAC) can be used o de e mine he
d i e and dependence powe o each isk ac o . Mo eo e , scena io analysis o analysis based on simula ion could be
explo ed o es he obus ness o he p oposed me hod. Finally, conside ing ha jus h ea s we e conside ed o his
illus a i e example, inco po a ion o oppo uni ies and he in e dependency be ween hem, as well as he
in e dependency be ween h ea s and oppo uni ies could be explo ed o assess he compensa o y e ec s.
Acknowledgemen s
This esea ch was sponso ed by Col u u o-Colciencias, Colombia and by FEDER unds h ough he p og am
COMPETE – P og ama Ope acional Fac o es de Compe i i idade – and by na ional unds h ough FCT – Fundação
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