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Chapter 04 of Software Risk Management focuses on risk identification using Caper Jones's history-based methods, which liken risk management to disease management. It presents a list of risks that can affect software projects, including artificial maturity levels, canceled projects, and corporate politics. This approach emphasizes recognizing symptoms to administer preventive measures effectively.

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SRM RiskIdentification 01

Chapter 04 of Software Risk Management focuses on risk identification using Caper Jones's history-based methods, which liken risk management to disease management. It presents a list of risks that can affect software projects, including artificial maturity levels, canceled projects, and corporate politics. This approach emphasizes recognizing symptoms to administer preventive measures effectively.

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Software Risk Management

Chapter 04: Risk Identification

Course Instructor: Amir Imam


History-Based Methods (Caper Jones’s list)
• Caper Jones approaches risk management like managing diseases.
• Caper Jones presents a set of risks — or symptoms — just as medical practitioners
identify health risks in patients and administer preventive medicine.
• The medical analogy is well chosen by him. Here is a selection of risks from his list:
1. Artificial maturity levels
2. Canceled projects
3. Corporate politics
4. Cost overruns
5. Creeping user requirements
6. Crowded office conditions
7. Error-prone modules
8. Excessive paperwork
9. Excessive schedule pressure
10. Excessive time to market

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