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Risk Management in a Census
Risk Management in a Census
Introduction
Population and Housing Censuses (PHC) are challenging programs to manage, not only because of the complexity and scale of operations, but because countries typically only conduct them once every 10 years. This means that for many low- and middle-income countries with national statistical offices (NSOs) that do not have a permanent decennial census unit, there are long latent periods followed by rapid increases in activity. The periodic nature of PHCs requires semidormant knowledge, skills, staffing, and capacity to be refreshed. The relatively rare occurrence and operational magnitude of a PHC heighten the importance of risk management. Risk is unavoidable in any project or program but depending on how that risk is managed can significantly help or harm the PHC schedule, budget, operations, and the quality of deliverables.
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