Some Tools
for Risk Identification
Some of these tools are processes and procedures. Some are
more tangible things like checklists. The art of applying
these tools is to combine the tools, both the human ones
and the tangible ones, to get the broadest perspective on
project risks. That means looking at it from several perspectives
through several sets of eyes. The team members are intimately
involved with risk identification, but you may also want
the customer, outside technical experts, professional associations,
and suppliers involved.
Checklists
Checklists are lists of questions or issues that may
or may not apply to your project. Checklists
are good because
they remind you to consider many factors. The best
checklists are built from the organization’s
history files of risks that have occurred on past
projects.
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Risk Taxonomies
Risk taxonomies are structured checklists built around
whole categories of risk (such as organizational relationships
or staffing). SEI has published a risk
identification taxonomy that is a model for many types of projects
beyond software
development.
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