Reuse Center Risk Management

Definition

Reuse center risk management is the risk management subactivity consisting of the cohesive collection of all tasks that are primarily performed to lower a reuse center’s significant risks to acceptable levels.

Goals

The typical goals of reuse center risk management are to:

• Reduce reuse center risks to acceptable levels.

Objectives

The typical objectives of reuse center risk management are to:

• Identify and understand the major risks to the reuse center.
• Avoid the risks that can be avoided.
• Mitigate the impact of risks that cannot be avoided.

Examples

Typical examples of reuse center risk management include the management of risks on a:

• Single small reuse center.
• Numerous, related large business-critical reuse centers.

Preconditions

Reuse Center risk management typically may begin when the following conditions hold:

• The reuse center is started.
• The user support team is:
  • Initially staffed.
  • Adequately trained in risk management.

Completion Criteria

Reuse Center risk management is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The reuse center is retired.

Tasks

Reuse Center risk management typically involves the following teams performing the following tasks in an iterative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• The user support team, which performs:
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Control
  • Risk Identification
  • Risk Management Planning
  • Risk Monitoring

Environments

Reuse Center risk management is typically performed using the following environment(s) and associated tools:

• TBD
  • Risk management tool

Work Products

Reuse Center risk management typically results in the production of all or part of the following work products:

• Risk Management Plan
• Risk Analysis
• Risk Monitoring Report

Phases

Reuse Center risk management tasks are typically performed during the following phases:

Guidelines

• The importance of a risk is the product of its probability and its impact.
• It is typically better to avoid a risk that to mitigate its damage once it has occured.
• Risks can be divided into the following categories:
  • Business Risks:
    • Requirements Scope Creep
    • Changing Market Pressures
    • Loss of Market Share
    • Bad Public Relations
    • Loss of Life or Property
    • Litigation
  • Financial Risks:
    • Cost Overrun
    • Inadequate Cost Estimates
  • Resource Risks:
    • Inadequate Staffing
    • Inadequately Trained Staff
    • Inadequate Staff Productivity
    • Inadequate Development Tools
  • Schedule Risks:
    • Unrealistic Schedule
    • Inadequate Schedule Estimates
    • Upgrades to COTS components and tools not available when promised (vaporware)
    • Excessive Time To Market
  • Technical Risks:
    • The reuse center will not provide all required functionality.
    • The reuse center’s transactions will not be auditable.
    • The reuse center will not adequately support internationalization.
    • The reuse center will not provide personalization.
    • The reuse center will contain excessive defects.
    • The reuse center’s outputs will be inadequately accurate or precise.
  • This activity is documented using the typical configuration for large reuse centers. It is intended to be configured (i.e., instantiated, extended, and tailored) to meet the needs of specific reuse centers.
  • The preconditions of this activity should be the union of the preconditions of its constituent tasks.
  • The completion criteria for this activity should be the union of the postconditions of its constituent tasks.