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(Main)Managing risk in projects - Application guidelines (IEC 62198:2025)
Managing risk in projects - Application guidelines (IEC 62198:2025)
IEC 62198:2025 provides principles and generic guidelines on managing risk in projects. In particular it describes a systematic approach to managing risk in projects based on ISO 31000. Guidance is provided on the principles for managing risk in projects, the framework and organizational requirements for implementing risk management, and the process for conducting effective risk management. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 2013, and constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) now aligned with ISO 31000, Risk management - Guidelines and ISO 21502, Project, programme and portfolio management - Guidance on project management.
b) the principles and generic guidelines on managing risk in projects have been updated to take into account developments in risk management and leadership, with particular reference to implementing risk management within the broad scope of project management envisaged by ISO 21502, including project-related oversight and direction by the sponsoring organization.
Risikomanagement für Projekte - Anwendungsleitfaden (IEC 62198:2025)
Gestion des risques liés à un projet - Lignes directrices pour l'application (IEC 62198:2025)
L'IEC 62198:2025 fournit des principes et des lignes directrices génériques sur la gestion des risques dans les projets. Elle décrit en particulier une approche systématique de la gestion des risques dans les projets, basée sur l'ISO 31000. Elle fournit des lignes directrices sur les principes de gestion des risques dans les projets, le cadre et les exigences organisationnelles pour la mise en œuvre de la gestion des risques, et le processus pour mener une gestion efficace des risques. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition, publiée en 2013, et constitue une révision technique.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente :
a) alignement avec l'ISO 31000, Management du risque - Lignes directrices et l'ISO 21502, Management de projets, programmes et portefeuilles - Recommandations sur le management de projets.
b) mise à jour des principes et lignes directrices génériques concernant le management du risque dans les projets, afin de tenir compte des développements en matière de management du risque et de leadership, avec une référence particulière à la mise en œuvre du management du risque dans le domaine d’application étendu du management de projet envisagé par l’ISO 21502, comprenant la supervision et la direction liées au projet proposées par l’organisme commanditaire.
Obvladovanje tveganja v projektih - Smernice za uporabo (IEC 62198:2025)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 62198:2014
Obvladovanje tveganja v projektih - Smernice za uporabo (IEC 62198:2025)
Managing risk in projects - Application guidelines (IEC 62198:2025)
Risikomanagement für Projekte - Anwendungsleitfaden (IEC 62198:2025)
Gestion des risques liés à un projet - Lignes directrices pour l'application (IEC
62198:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62198:2025
ICS:
03.100.01 Organizacija in vodenje Company organization and
podjetja na splošno management in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62198
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2025
ICS 03.100.01 Supersedes EN 62198:2014
English Version
Managing risk in projects - Application guidelines
(IEC 62198:2025)
Gestion des risques liés à un projet - Lignes directrices pour Risikomanagement für Projekte - Anwendungsleitfaden
l'application (IEC 62198:2025)
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Annex A
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ISO 31000 - Risk management - Guidelines - -
IEC 62198 ®
Edition 3.0 2025-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Managing risk in projects – Application guidelines
Gestion des risques liés à un projet – Lignes directrices pour l'application
ICS 03.100.01 ISBN 978-2-8327-0501-8
IEC 62198:2025-06(en-fr)
IEC 62198:2025 © IEC 2025
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Managing risks in projects . 9
5 Principles . 11
6 Project risk management framework . 12
6.1 General . 12
6.2 Leadership and commitment . 13
6.3 Design of the framework for managing project risk . 14
6.3.1 Understanding the project and its context . 14
6.3.2 Establishing the project risk management policy . 14
6.3.3 Accountability . 15
6.3.4 Integration into project management processes . 16
6.3.5 Resources . 16
6.3.6 Establishing internal project communication and reporting mechanisms . 16
6.3.7 Establishing external project communication and reporting mechanisms . 17
6.4 Implementing project risk management . 17
6.4.1 Implementing the framework for managing project risk. 17
6.4.2 Implementing the project risk management process . 17
6.5 Monitoring and review of the project risk management framework . 18
6.6 Continual improvement of the project risk management framework . 18
7 Project risk management process . 18
7.1 General . 18
7.2 The project risk management plan . 19
7.3 Communication and consultation. 20
7.4 Scope, context and criteria . 21
7.4.1 General . 21
7.4.2 Defining the scope . 21
7.4.3 Establishing the external context . 21
7.4.4 Establishing the internal context . 22
7.4.5 Establishing the context of the project risk management process . 22
7.4.6 Defining risk criteria . 23
7.4.7 Key elements . 23
7.5 Risk assessment . 24
7.5.1 General . 24
7.5.2 Risk identification . 24
7.5.3 Risk analysis . 25
7.5.4 Risk evaluation . 26
7.6 Risk treatment . 26
7.6.1 General . 26
7.6.2 Selection of risk treatment options . 27
7.6.3 Risk treatment plans . 28
7.7 Monitoring and review . 28
7.7.1 General . 28
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7.7.2 Management meetings . 29
7.8 Recording and reporting the project risk management process . 29
7.8.1 Reporting . 29
7.8.2 Records and data storage . 30
7.8.3 The project risk register . 30
Annex A (informative) Examples . 32
A.1 General . 32
A.2 Project risk management process . 32
A.2.1 Stakeholder analysis (see 7.3) . 32
A.2.2 External and internal context (see 7.4.3 and 7.4.4) . 33
A.2.3 Risk management context (see 7.4.5) . 35
A.2.4 Risk criteria (see 7.4.6) . 36
A.2.5 Key elements (see 7.4.7) . 37
A.2.6 Risk analysis (see 7.5.3) . 38
A.2.7 Risk evaluation (see 7.5.4) . 41
A.2.8 Risk treatment (see 7.6) . 42
A.2.9 Risk register (see 7.5.2 and 7.8.3) . 42
Bibliography . 44
Figure 1 – Relationship between the components of the framework for managing risk,
adapted from ISO 31000 . 13
Figure 2 – Project risk management process, adapted from ISO 31000 . 19
Figure A.1 – Risk management scope for an open pit mine project . 36
Figure A.2 – Distribution of cost estimate using simulation (example only) . 41
Table 1 – Typical phases in a project . 10
Table A.1 – Stakeholders for a government project . 32
Table A.2 – Stakeholders and objectives for a ship upgrade . 33
Table A.3 – Stakeholders and communication needs for a civil engineering project . 33
Table A.4 – External context for an energy project . 34
Table A.5 – Internal context for a private sector infrastructure project . 35
Table A.6 – Example risk management context for a power enhancement project . 35
Table A.7 – Criteria for a high-technology project . 36
Table A.8 – Key elements for a communications system project . 37
Table A.9 – Key elements for establishing a new health service organization . 38
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