10 Things you should know about Software Risk Management

Once you leave academic “hello world” projects, software development is full of unknowns which result in the high rate of project failure we see too often in industry. This presentation will cover 10 principles of software risk management necessary for project success.

During the discussion we will cover topics such as pragmatic approaches to risk capture, getting past resistance to publish risks, prioritizing risks, methods of documenting and monitoring risks to name just a couple. While this presentation is targeted to the Technical Lead and Development managers, it should also be of interest to developers and architects.

About Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson is a Director of Consulting at Hortonworks where his day is spent helping people achieve value from their Big and complex Data repositories. Mark has worked on a wide range of technology during his career. Most recently he has focused on the Hadoop ecosystem. Mark is active in the software community as the President of the New England Java Users Group (NEJUG) and a regular presenter to user groups and various conferences. When not working, Mark can be found riding his mountain bike on local trails and playing with his family.

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