Risk Management for Dev Leads

Adam Gilmore

What is a risk? MSF Risk Management Discipline Services Delivery Methodology (SDM) Conclusions Resources

Overview

Something that hasn’t happened Negative (or positive) impact on the project Issues are risks that have happened

What is a risk?

MSF Foundational Principles◦ Stay agile, expect and adapt to change◦ Foster open communications◦ Learn from all experiences

Unemotional way of communicating concerns

Allows you to take risks

MSF Risk Management Discipline

Risk Management Process

MSF Risk Management Discipline

Risk Identification Checklist Risk List

Services Delivery Methodology (SDM)

Was there a risk register when you started the project?

Is there a risk plan? Do you have regular risk reviews? Does the risk register get updated? Are all of the team raising risks? Do risks drive your activities?

Questions

Risk management is about looking ahead Do risk management all of the time Use the SDM templates Focus on the high-exposure risks Mitigations cost Agile methods are all about risk

management – they’re risk-driven IMHO risk management is the most

important aspect of the dev lead role

Conclusions

Software Project Survival Guide, Steve McConnell http://www.stevemcconnell.com/sg.htm

David Anderson’s blog http://www.agilemanagement.net/Articles/Papers/Agile2009-NewApproachesto.html

SDM (download the SDM portable library) http://infoweb2007/sites/sdm/pages/default.aspx

Resources