The list of evil things that can befall a software project is depressingly long. The enlightened project manager will acquire extensive lists of these risk categories to help the team uncover as many concerns as possible early in the planning process. Possible risks to consider can come from group brainstorming activities, or from a risk factor chart accumulated from previous projects. Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has assembled a taxonomy of hierarchically-organized risks in 13 major categories, with about 200 thought-provoking questions to help one spot the risks facing the project.
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