Software Development Risk: Opportunity, Not Problem

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Abstract:

What is risk What is risk management What does risk management have to do with software Noted software expert Tom Gilb says If you dont actively attack the risks, they will actively attack you Gilb88, p. 72. But what does it mean to actively attack risks We answer these questions by examining the problems that exist in software development today and presenting the SEI Risk Program approach to turning risk into opportunity.

Author(s):
Van Scoy, Roger L.
Author Organization(s):
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA258743
Pagination:
0022

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CMU/SEI-92-TR-30, ESC*-TR-92-030
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F19628-90-C-0003
Monitor Series:
TR-92-030, ESC*
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.2.1_Training
Modernization Areas:
Autonomy
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
*SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, *RISK, *SYSTEMS APPROACH, MANAGEMENT, ATTACK, MEAN, VANS, APPROACH
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software
Keyword(s):
*RISK MANAGEMENT, SOFTWARE RISK MANAGEMENT, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, RISK, PE63756E
Report Date:
1992 Sep 01