Supporting risks in software project management

Complex software development is a risky job. The number of unsuccessful projects surpasses the number of successful developments, particularly when large projects are analyzed. This paper describes an approach to develop, retrieve, and reuse management knowledge and experience concerned with softwar...

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Published in:The Journal of systems and software 2004-02, Vol.70 (1), p.21-35
Main Authors: Barros, Márcio de Oliveira, Werner, Cláudia Maria Lima, Travassos, Guilherme Horta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Empirical studies
Feasibility studies
Knowledge management
Knowledge reuse and management
Project management
Risk analysis
Risk assessment
Software
Software development
Software project management
Studies
Systems development
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Summary:Complex software development is a risky job. The number of unsuccessful projects surpasses the number of successful developments, particularly when large projects are analyzed. This paper describes an approach to develop, retrieve, and reuse management knowledge and experience concerned with software development risks. Scenarios are used to model risk impact and resolution strategies efficacy within risk archetypes. A risk archetype is an information structure that holds knowledge about software development risks. A risk management process organizes the use of risk archetypes within an application development effort. The process resembles a reuse process framework, where two sub-processes are respectively responsible for identifying and reusing risk information. Simulating the impact of the expected risks can support some of the decisions throughout the software development process. The contribution of this paper is to show how risk archetypes and scenario models can represent reusable project management knowledge. An observational analysis of applying such an approach in an industrial environment and a feasibility study are also described.
ISSN:0164-1212
1873-1228
DOI:10.1016/S0164-1212(02)00155-3