e9b4d1cc-0d0d-4744-991a-596a9f6e109820210210114639168wseamdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS1109-952610.37394/23207http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=4016211202021120201710.37394/23207.2020.17http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=23182Risk Management of the Project and the Use of Software in SMEK.VichovaFaculty of Logistics and Crisis Management, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, CZECH REPUBLICP.TarabaFaculty of Logistics and Crisis Management, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, CZECH REPUBLICT.BelantovaFaculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, CZECH REPUBLICToday we live in a time when it is necessary to try to minimize risks to the lowest possible level of risk. There are several risks in the SMEs as the environmental, economic and others. We do not constantly manage to eliminate the risks. For risk management purposes, the use of project risk management using software is appropriate. 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