Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan

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Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan

Instructions: Step 1: Brainstorm possible risks. Step 2: For each risk, assign a High/Medi m/Lo! "al e #or both likelihood o# occ rrence and potential impact on the pro$ect. Step 3: De"elop a mitigation strateg% #or each High/High, High/Medi m and Medi m/High risk. Consider de"eloping mitigation strategies #or the Medi m/Medi m risks. Potential Impact on Project Success L/M/H Likeli ood o! "ccurrence L/M/H

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Supporting Materials: Here is a chart sho!ing some common risks and their potential impact #or so#t!are de"elopment and implementation pro$ects.

Risk %actors
1' Project Si(e )*uration or +!!ort' 2' Project Scope

Lo&
2 ) Months or 2 &/// Ho rs De#ined and 7ot Large or Comple8

Medium
)3+ Months or &/// to (/// Hrs 9ome!hat De#ined/ Large/ Comple8

Hig
4 + Months or 4 (/// Ho rs 7ot De#ined or Large/Comple8

Mitigation Ideas
Decomposition 5Break into smaller phases6 Phased implementation Decomposition Add another anal%sis phase Detailed speci#ications :arl% protot%pe/re"ie! o# # nctionalit% Add more time to the pro$ect sched le. 9peci#% decision3makers= role in pro$ect doc mentation Add tasks to the Pro$ect Plan #or in"ol"ing decision3makers and managing relationship !ith them Additional testing, partic larl% stress testing 0raining on ne! en"ironment Find other pro$ects sing a similar en"ironment to compare notes Aet a protot%pe deplo%ed A9AP on ne! en"ironment Additional team training Cross3training Consider hiring cons ltant !ith additional e8perience #or initial period Additional Bser 0raining ;n3site assistance #or c to"er period Phased c to"er :8pose ke% stakeholders to protot%pe earl% 9 pplement reso rces 5o tside cons ltants, other gro ps6 0r% to red ce scope o# deli"erable. Cs there a minim m le"el o# # nctionalit% #or the mandated deli"er% dateD Add time to the sched le to allo! #or slippage.

3' Project *ecision,Making

;ne sponsor < ;ne decision3 maker

9ponsoring/ Decision making committee

7o Clear 9ponsor/Decision3 maker

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9table / Little Change Re> ired

0ransitional !ith 9ome Changes

?olatile or @et to be Deplo%ed

0' 1eam2s +3perience )&it en.ironment/project si(e/scope' 4' Impact on ot er 5*L "perations

:8tensi"e 5' or more similar pro$ects6 7one or ?er% Little

Moderate 5at least one similar pro$ect6 9ome Change

Limited 57o similar pro$ect completed6 :8tensi"e Changes

6' Project Sc edule created 7#:

Pro$ect team !ith standard estimation methods

Pro$ect team sing some ro gh g esses based on limited in#o.

Mandate #rom an e8ternal so rce

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