project management glossary
response planning
The process of formulating suitable risk management strategies for the
project, including the allocation of responsibility to the project's various
functional areas. It may involve mitigation, deflection and contingency
planning. It should also make some allowance, however tentative, for the
completely unforeseen occurrence.
response system
The on-going process put in place during the life of the project to
monitor, review, and update project risk and make the necessary adjustments.
Examination of the various risks will show that some risks are greater in some
stages of the project life cycle than in others.
response time
The amount of time required to react, answer and/or solve, settle or
fix.
responsibility
The duties, assignments, and accountability for results associated with a
designated position in the organization. The responsibilities of individual
persons on specific projects during the implementation phase should be made
known through formal, precise statements, in the project brief and in contracts
for Consultants and construction contractors. Both sets of statements should be
made known to other members of the Organization's staff.
