Tuesday 21 June 2011

Types of Risk

(1) Project Risk Project risk threaten the project plan. Project risk identifies potential budgetary, schedule, personnel (Staffing & organization), resources, customer, and requirement problem and their impact on a software project.

(2) Technical RiskTechnical risks threaten the quality and timeliness of the software to be produced. They include: Implementation problem, Design problem, Maintenance problems, Interfacing problems and technical obsolescence.

(3) Business RiskBusiness risk threaten the viability of the software to be built. Candidates for the top five business risks are: (a) Market risk – Where the product is not required in the market (b) Strategic Risk – Where the product does not fill the business strategy of the customer (c) Management Risk – Where the management is no more interested in the project due to change in focus or people of management (d) Budget Risk – Where the management or control on budgetary is lost and at-last (e) Sales Risk – Where the sales force does not find the appropriate & effective method to sell the product.

(4) Known RiskKnown risk are those that can be un-covered after careful evaluation of the project plan.

(5) Predictable RiskPredictable risks are extrapolated from past experiences (e.g. staff turnover, poor communication with the customer etc).

(6) Un-Predictable RiskUn-Predictable risks are the joker in the deck. They are extremely difficult to identify in advance. For this kind of risk, reactive risk management strategy needs to be taken.   

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