Risk management in software development: a technology overview and the Riskit method

Explicit and systematic management of risks in software projects has become a more common practice amongst leading software organizations. However, often the methods used have severe theoretical and practical limitations that may lead to biased or inappropriate control of risks. The first part of th...

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Main Author: Kontio, Jyrki
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer science
Concrete
Europe
Guidelines
Intelligent networks
Permission
Programming
Project management
Risk management
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Project and people management
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Software management
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Software development process management
Software and its engineering > Software notations and tools > Software configuration management and version control systems
Software development management
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Summary:Explicit and systematic management of risks in software projects has become a more common practice amongst leading software organizations. However, often the methods used have severe theoretical and practical limitations that may lead to biased or inappropriate control of risks. The first part of this tutorial presents a critical overview of the current risk management technology, discussing the pros and cons of main approaches, as well as guidelines for their use. The second part of the tutorial presents the Riskit method with concrete examples and exercises. Riskit is a risk management method that has been developed to provide a theoretically sound, yet practical risk management approach. The method has been used and evaluated in several industrial projects in Europe and in the U.S.
ISSN:0270-5257
1558-1225
DOI:10.1145/302405.302954