Q1 Flashcards

1
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is the potential of gaining or losing something of value

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Risk

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2
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Types of Risk (3)

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  • Business risk
  • Financial risk
  • Organizational risk
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3
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Taken by business enterprises in order to maximize shareholder value and profits.

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Business risk

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4
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The risk that involves financial loss of firms

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Financial risk

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5
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Arises out of operational failures such as mismanagement or technical failures

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Organizational risk

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6
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Five Types of Risk in Software Project Management

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  • New, unproven technologies
  • User and functional requirements
  • Application and system architecture
  • Performance
  • Organizational
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7
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The majority of software projects entail the use of new technologies. Ever-changing tools, techniques, protocols, standards, and development systems increase the probability that technology risks will arise in virtually any substantial software engineering effort.

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New, unproven technologies

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Software requirements capture all user needs with respect to the software system features, functions, and quality of service. Too often, the process of requirements definition is lengthy, tedious, and complex.

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User and functional requirements

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Taking the wrong direction with a platform, component, or architecture can have disastrous consequences. As with the technological risks, it is vital that the team includes experts who understand the architecture and have the capability to make sound design choices.

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Application and system architecture

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10
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Consideration must be given to benchmarks and threshold testing throughout the project to ensure that the work products are moving in the right direction.

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Performance

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11
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Project management must plan for efficient execution of the project, and find a balance between the needs of the development team and the expectations of the customers.

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Organizational

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12
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Nature of Risk (2)

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  • Internal Risk

- External Risk

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13
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These risks happen within the organization and arise during normal operations.

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Internal Risk

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14
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These risks come from outside the organization/project and is outside of the team’s control.

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External Risk

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15
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Risk Categories (13)

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  • Operational Risk
  • Schedule Risk
  • Budget Risk
  • Business Risk
  • Technical Environment Risk
  • Information Security Risk
  • Programmatic Risk
  • Infrastructure Risk
  • Quality and Process Risk
  • Resource Risk
  • Supplier Risk
  • Technology Risk
  • Technical and Architectural Risk
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16
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Risks of loss due to improper process implementation, failed system or some external events risks.

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Operational Risk

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17
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Project schedule get slip when project tasks and schedule release risks are not addressed properly.

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Schedule Risk

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18
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This risk may lead to either a delay in the delivery of the project or sometimes even an incomplete closure of the project.

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Budget Risk

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19
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Non-availability of contracts or purchase order at the start of the project or delay in receiving proper inputs from the customer or business analyst may lead to business risks.

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Business Risk

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20
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These are the risks related to the environment under which both the client and the customer work.

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Technical Environment Risk

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21
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The risks related to the security of information like confidentiality or integrity of customer’s personal / business data.

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Information Security Risk

22
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The external risks beyond the operational limits. These are outside the control of the program.

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Programmatic Risk

23
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Improper planning of infrastructure / resources may lead to risks related to slow network connectivity or complete failure of connectivity at both the client and the customer sites.

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Infrastructure Risk

24
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This risk occured due to

  1. Incorrect application of process tailoring and deviation guidelines
  2. New employees allocated to the project not trained in the quality processes and procedures adopted by the organization
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Quality and Process Risk

25
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This risk depends on factors like Schedule, Staff, Budget and Facilities. Improper management of any of these factors leads to resource risk.

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Resource Risk

26
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This type of risk may occur when some third party supplier is involved in the development of the project. This risk occurs due to the uncertain or inadequate capability of supplier.

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Supplier Risk

27
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It is related to the complete change in technology or introduction of a new technology.

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Technology Risk

28
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These types of risks generally generally leads to failure of functionality and performance. It addresses the hardware and software tools & supporting equipments used in the project. The risk for this category may be due to — Capacity, Suitability, Usability, Familiarity, Reliability, System Support and Deliverability.

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Technical and Architectural Risk

29
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Risk Management Process (4)

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  • Identification
  • Analysis
  • Planning
  • Monitoring
30
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Identify Risk (3)

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  • Uncover
  • Recognize
  • Describe
31
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Review the Past Project History

32
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Assess the practices of the present project

33
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Come up with creative ideas for future projects

34
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Determine how likely each risks

are to happen

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Analyze the Risk

35
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Possible consequence of risk in case it happens

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Impact of Risk

36
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Categorize the Risk (2)

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  • Qualitative Risk Analysis

- Quantitative Risk Analysis

37
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Qualitative Risk Analysis (3)

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  • High
  • Low
  • Medium
38
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Risk level is defined in % which does not give a very clear picture

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Quantitative Risk Analysis

39
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Defining preventive measures

40
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depicts the different activities involved in the management of risk associated with software development.

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Risk Management Paradigm

41
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RMP Activities (6)

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  • Identify
  • Analyze
  • Plan
  • Track
  • Control
  • Communication
42
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Before risks can be managed, they must be identified. Identification surfaces risks before they become problems.

43
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is the conversion of risk data into risk decision-making information.

44
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turns risk information into decisions and actions.

45
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consists of monitoring the status of risks and the actions taken to ameliorate them.

46
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corrects deviations from planned risk actions.

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Risk control

47
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lies at the center of the model to emphasize both its pervasiveness and its criticality.

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Risk communication

48
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RMMM

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Risk Mitigation Monitoring and Management

49
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covers efforts taken to reduce either the probability or consequences of a threat.

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Risk Mitigation

50
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is the process of identifying, analyzing, and planning for newly discovered risks and managing identified risks.

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Risk Monitoring and Control

51
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is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks.

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Risk Management

52
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documents all work performed as part of risk analysis and used by the project manager as part of the overall project plan