This dissertation discusses risk management in the context of software development.
It commences by investigating why so many software development projects fail. It
then focuses on approaches to software development that emerged as attempts to
improve the success rate. A common shortcoming to these approaches is identified,
namely that they only cater for the tasks that need to be done, ignoring possible
unexpected problems. After having motivated the need for risk management, the
framework for a risk management methodology is discussed, outlining the steps in
the risk management process. Decision-making guidelines and best practices follow,
as well as a discussion about the way they should be implemented as part of the risk
management effort. Guidelines are provided for the implementation of risk
management as part of software development. Finally, the risks that may cause the
failure of the implementation of risk management are identified and guidelines
provided to address them. / Computing / M. Sc. (Information Systems)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/17158 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Labuschagne, Mariet |
| Contributors | Miller, Linda, 1960-, Smith, E. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (ix, 126 leaves) |
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