Published: Sep. 19, 2011
Given the state of the current global economy, there's been a lot of talk about the need for "proper risk analysis." The concept of risk analysis and management has been around for many years but still is not executed well within the software industry. For any risk analysis assessment to be meaningful, it must take into account the concept of probabilities -- still a relatively foreign concept to many decision-makers. Q&A with Randy Heffernan, discussing some of the most common reasons for the failure of risk management initiatives that can be applied to ensure the success of software projects.