Risk Management (Is Not) for Dummies

Abstract

Software program managers crave a silver bullet in the form of a comprehensive checklist of things to watch so the program does not suffer from bad surprises. Highlighted in this article are some prime examples from almost 15 years' experience acquiring software in Department of Defense programs, from identifying broad areas where software risks tend to hide to describing an eight-step risk management process. While there are no silver bullets to be found, there are a few golden nuggets if you make the focused effort to look!

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA489496

Entities

People

  • Steven R. Glazewski

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Assembly Lines
  • Business Administration
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Identification
  • Lessons Learned
  • Professional Development
  • Program Management
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Software Development

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology
  • Software Engineering.