Risk Management

In any application development project, there are risks imposed by the use of new technologies and methods. These risks may be divided into two basic types:

  • Technological risk; that which is imposed by new or unfamiliar technologies which will be used in an application or during the creation of the application.

  • Managerial risk; that which arises from the lack of established management techniques to support new technologies and methods.

    These two elements of risk are closely related, and affect one another in a variety of ways. The following sections discuss both elements and suggest some mechanisms for their mitigation.


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