Episode 12. Risk Management in Software Engineering: Principles, Types, and Planning Activities

23/09/2025 16 min Temporada 1 Episodio 12

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The episode provides an extensive overview of risk management in software engineering, emphasizing that ignoring risks frequently leads to project failures, budget overruns, and reputation damage. We'll define risk management as the process of identifying, evaluating, and addressing potential problems, categorizing them into technical, managerial, organizational, and external risks. You'll dive into a five-step process for managing risks, which includes finding, analyzing, prioritizing, organizing the handling of, and continuously observing risks throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Furthermore, we'll explore various risk management techniques (like RBS, Monte Carlo Simulation, and FMEA) and practical tools (such as JIRA and RiskyProject), while stressing the importance of early initiation, open communication, and clear ownership as best practices.To ensure full transparency and comply with podcasting service guidelines, this episode is entirely created using AI-generated voices, based on original content provided by ⁠Shakuro⁠.Read the full article here:https://shakuro.com/blog/risk-management-in-software-engineering

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