Applied Software Risk Management: A Guide For Software Project Managers

E-Book Overview

Few software projects are completed on time, on budget, and to their original specifications. Focusing on what practitioners need to know about risk in the pursuit of delivering software projects, Applied Software Risk Management: A Guide for Software Project Managers covers key components of the risk management process and the software development process, as well as best practices for software risk identification, risk planning, and risk analysis. Written in a clear and concise manner, this resource presents concepts and practical insight into managing risk. It first covers risk-driven project management, risk management processes, risk attributes, risk identification, and risk analysis. The book continues by examining responses to risk, the tracking and modeling of risks, intelligence gathering, and integrated risk management. It concludes with details on drafting and implementing procedures. A diary of a risk manager provides insight in implementing risk management processes. Bringing together concepts across software engineering with a project management perspective, Applied Software Risk Management: A Guide for Software Project Managers presents a rigorous, scientific method for identifying, analyzing, and resolving risk.

E-Book Content

AU0524_C000.fm Page i Monday, November 6, 2006 4:49 AM AU0524_C000.fm Page ii Monday, November 6, 2006 4:49 AM Other Auerbach Publications in Software Development, Software Engineering, and Project Management Accelerating Process Improvement Using Agile Techniques Deb Jacobs 0-8493-3796-8 Antipatterns: Identification, Refactoring, and Management Phillip A. Laplante and Colin J. Neill 0-8493-2994-9 Business Process Management Systems James F. Chang 0-8493-2310-X The Complete Project Management Office Handbook Gerard M. Hill 0-8493-2173-5 Defining and Deploying Software Processes F. Alan Goodman 0-8493-9845-2 E
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