Abstract JavaCom is a small, information systems consulting firm located in Meridian, Louisiana. JavaCom has just been hired to design and install a local area network (LAN) for the city of Meridian's social welfare agency. "A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link and typically share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for example, …showed first 75 words of 824 total…

…showed last 75 words of 824 total…completion. In conclusion, every manager should understand that risks are intrinsic in projects. Risk management reduces the number of bombshells and leads to a better understanding of the most likely outcomes of negative results. Moreover, if potential risks are identified even before they occur, they can be transferred, shaped and at the very least accepted. The key is to have a contingency plan in place of each risk in the case that they indeed occur.