Software projects are among the most risky endeavors an organization can enter into.  Risk Management is a process concerned with identifying, analyzing and responding to risk.

Key Benefits

• Establishes a business context for risk management.
• Addresses the biggest risks first.
• Allows potential problems to be managed in a way that management understands.

Availability

Description	File	Size	Price
Risk Governance -  This document provides a standardized description of how risk is managed within the structure of a typical organization using existing disciplines and practices.	download
Risk Management Process - A document describing the processes concerned with identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risk.	download	176k
Risk Management Plan - The plan developed by the project and presented to management to identify risks and explain how they will be controlled through a proactive process.	download	139k
Risk Identification - A questionnaire based on of the SEI Taxonomy to identify possible risk areas in a software project.	download	250k
Risk Quantification - This is an incomplete draft, it is intended to become a framework for making quantifiable decisions on risks.  I still have to work through a couple of elements of theory.   Comments are welcome	download	430K
Mitigation Action Planning - The template for the plan drawn up for a risk or set of risks requiring mitigation by a project team.	download	37K

Additional support or customization of these and related products or services are available on a fee for service or fix price basis from Neil Kemp and Associates.

Related Sites

Practical Software Measurement 

Software Acquisition Best Practices 

Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada 

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