Risks and concerns
What is the difference between risk and concern?
I think we often use the terms risk and concern in our work . There are also concerns and challenges in similar words . When proceeding with a software development project, it is necessary to take action to sort out risks, concerns, concerns and issues, and think about countermeasures. Well, it is an action to take all the problems together and take measures, but if this is not done properly, it will be difficult to make the development project successful, so it is a very important management work.
Most of the time, when you start a software development project, you will notice some problems , so you will call them by the name of risk or concern , write them out in a list, and manage them. At this time, if you do not define the words properly, it will be confusing later. Which word do you use in what definition?
Father Gutara did not use the words concerns or challenges to sort out the issues. I avoided using the word “concern" because it is difficult to take countermeasures because it is an image of a vague problem. The word “issue" sounds like the measures to be taken have already been decided, so it seems better to include it in the work plan and implement it instead of the problem anymore.
So, I decided to express the problems that come to mind at the start of the software development project in terms of risks and concerns. Both problem 's the but, say what is different, risk is a problem that is not now still awake in, pending the problem is happening again now is. It can be said that the risk is the future and the concern is the present.
For example, at the start of a software development project, the problem is that the number of testers assigned is too small. This is called risk. At the beginning of development, it is still time to sort out the development requirements, so even if there are few testers, the development work will proceed. You don’t have to take action right away, and if you can take action by the time the test starts, you won’t have any problems. It’s a risk because it’s a problem that hasn’t happened yet.
On the other hand, what if the problem is that the number of designers in charge of requirement design is too small? This is called concern. Since the first task after the software development project starts is requirement design, if there are too few designers, requirement design will not be completed by the planning date. This is a concern as there are already problems, as there will be process delays as soon as the software development project begins.
By managing the problems that are occurring now as concerns and the problems that will occur in the future as risks, and managing the risks separately, it becomes easier to prioritize countermeasures. Roughly speaking, the priority is pending> risk. And as the project progresses, the issues that were previously risky will be replaced by concerns from a certain time, and the priority of countermeasures will rise.
What this tells us is that it makes it easier to determine if a project is likely to succeed or fail . If a lot of risks are listed but there are few concerns, then the project is in good control of the problem. We are aware of problems that may occur in the future, and by taking measures before those problems actually occur, we can prevent them from becoming a concern.
On the other hand, a project with a small number of risks but many concerns is in a rather dangerous situation because it is not possible to grasp the problems that may occur in the future and there are many problems that have already occurred.
Whether a software development project is likely to succeed or fail is related to project management and is slightly different from software quality assurance and quality control, but Gutara’s father was quite concerned. ..
In order to improve the quality of software, it is most efficient or totally easier to find a project that is likely to fail and to instruct it to succeed as soon as possible . So the truth is that I was concerned about the risks and the situation of concern. It takes a lot of time and effort to release poor quality software or apply for release, but good quality software is easy to review and there are few problems even after it is released, so it is very It’s easy.