In WaltzingWithBears, TomDeMarco and TimothyLister identify the five most common software project risks in their experience.
They are:
- inherent schedule flaw
- that some flaw in the schedule setting practice will result in an agreement to work to an unreachable goal
- FeatureCreep
- that changes and additions to the requirements will push the project over budget and schedule
- employee turnover
- that key staff leaving the company during the project will push up the budget and project duration
- ambiguous specification
- that a breakdown in communication at the specification stage leads to an ambiguous and unsuitable contract
- poor productivity
- that a failure to accurately estimate a team's performance will lead to project overrun
See RiskManagement