A new white paper from Alpha Software describes three broad categories of risk that explain why software projects fail: Process failures arise when a project is "bumped off track," relative to the ...

Because risk is a part of any project, an important role of the project manager is to identify and control it. Without any control, risks can become disasters, causing delay, unnecessary expenses and ...

Effective risk management strategies allow you to identify your project's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. By planning for unexpected events, you can be ready to respond if they arise ...

Your project is on schedule, until legal reviews take way longer than anticipated. You find out—too late—this exact situation happened with another a project a few years ago. Sound familiar?

Department of Energy project directors, program managers, and senior managers have the responsibility to assess and manage risks on their projects and project portfolios. Project risks can be managed ...

The ultimate purpose of risk identification and analysis is to prepare for risk mitigation. Mitigation includes reduction of the likelihood that a risk event will occur and/or reduction of the effect ...