Everybody agrees that software risk management, if done properly, is a good thing to do. Who would not want to identify potential problems early enough to make a difference in the ultimate quality of the product? Barry Boehm believes that “Risk Management helps people avoid disasters, avoid rework, avoid overkill, and stimulate win-win situations on software projects”. According to Dr. Charette, “Risk Management reduces a project’s risk exposure and reducing risk exposure makes good business sense”.
This course provides a conceptual and practical understanding of the methods and tools for Identifying, Analyzing and Managing Software Risks. The course is developed using tried and tested approaches to software risk management. It draws upon QAI’s real life experience and the knowledge of various thought-leaders like Barry Boehm, Capers Jones, Robert Charette and Dale Walter Karolak. The course is greatly influenced by Software Engineering