Agile and Risk Management: Prioritization Techniques, Part 1
High voltage risk! The difference between the classic and Agile approaches to risk management boils down to a few serious dichotomies. The first is that classic methods tend to be project-manager...
View ArticleAgile and Risk Management: Prioritization and Measurement Techniques, Part 2
In Prioritization Techniques, Part 1, I described a variant of a risk analysis and prioritization technique popularized by Michael Lant. The process assesses probability and impact and uses the result...
View ArticleRisk Class Structure (Sort Of)
Risk and uncertainty have an interesting relationship. There is a high level of covariance between the two concepts. Risks are risky because of all that you don’t know. It would be amazing how many...
View ArticleStand-up Meetings: Add-ons
Stay focused! There are very few add-ons that can make a daily stand-up meeting better. In fact most add-ons shift the focus of the meeting and could easily be classified as process problems....
View ArticleAgile and Risk Management
We brush our teeth to avoid cavities; a process and an outcome. There is no consensus on how risk is managed in Agile projects or releases or whether there is a need for any special steps. Risk is...
View ArticleAgile Risk Management: Dealing With Complexity
Software development is inherently complex and therefore risky. Historically there have been many techniques leveraged to identify and manage risk. As noted in Agile and Risk Management, much of the...
View ArticleAgile Risk Management: Dealing With Size
Overall project size influences variability. Risk is reflection of possibilities, stuff that could happen if the stars align. Therefore projects are highly influenced by variability. There are many...
View ArticleAgile Risk Management: Ad-hoc Processes
The CFO here wants to move away from vague generic invoices because he feels (rightly so) that the agency interprets the relationship as having carte blanche… There are many factors that cause...
View ArticleAgile Risk Management: People
People are chaotic. Have ever heard the saying, “software development would be easy if it weren’t for the people”? People are one of the factors that cause variability in the performance of projects...
View ArticleAgile Risk Management: The Need Still Exists
Hand Drawn Chart Saturday I once asked the question, “Has the adoption of Agile techniques magically erased risk from software projects?” The obvious answer is no, however Agile has provided a...
View ArticleIncorporating the Idea of External Risk into Agile Efforts
A spider web has several external risks. Making sure external risks are addressed in an Agile effort, or any effort for that matter begins with making sure that at least a basic risk management...
View ArticleRisk Tolerance
This is a risk I’m willing to take. A risk is the potential or exposure to danger, harm or loss. The concept of risk is understandable to everyone involved in delivering work, at least at a basic...
View ArticleAgile Risk Management: Recognizing Risks
You can’t capture risk with your camera. You need to have a conversation with a diverse group of stakeholders. At a recent Q&A session I was asked: Where could a person get their project risks? I...
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