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Overview
Over the past few decades, one of the most common types of projects within a business is the development of a new piece of software to facilitate a certain facet of business operations. The assignment will entail a project concerned with the creation of a new version of business expense software for the entry of, tracking of, payment of business expenses accrued by organizational members during normal business operations as other related issues such as reimbursing employees for expenses they personally paid for during their business related travel.,
Assignment
- Your first task is to create a risk matrix in EXCEL.
- Identify the risks to be addressed with a rational as to why you have chosen these risks from the matrix.
- Explain which of the four remediation methodologies you will use for each risk and why
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Case Study (Risk Assessment)
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Case Study (Risk Assessment)
Creating a risk matrix in EXCEL
In order to prepare the risk matrix, we have first to identify and list down all the risks that
may be faced during the project of creating the business expense software. Then, we have to rate
the probability and the impact of the risk and classify them.
In our case, the risk factors identified include:
1. The project's key members pulling off
2. Probability of economic downturn during the project
3. The funding of the project being cut
4. Change of the business project scope
5. Poor specification performance
The identified risks can have varying degrees of impact on the project, and their
consequences may be felt.
The consequences of a key team member leaving the project would be severe and
devastating. Since the member possesses extraordinary abilities and competencies that other
team members lack, the project is likely to be delayed, or the project's output may be impacted
(Pinto, 2016).
Because there are indicators of an economic downturn, the risk of a potential economic
downturn will have a moderate impact on the project. The project involves the creation of a new
version of business expense software for the entry, ...