Product V2.0 Project Risks

(Last updated: Jan 27, 2002)

Open Risks
ID	Priority	Component/Issue	Manage the risk by	Responsible Person
9	High	First build of Component A is due on 1/18. Some prep work can be done before this, but actual testing on the released product cannot start before this date.
5	High	Suite-level requirements document is too brief which could lead to misunderstandings of what the real requirements are	If disconnect occurs: Respect the mutual good intentions of the participants Escalate resolution to Frank and Ed	Frank and Ed.
7	High	Tiger project needs a Technical Writer; one of the resources committed to V2.0 might be partially allocated	Propose that new contractor be hired for this	Eylem, Frank
3	High	Possibility that resources will be tapped for other projects		Frank and Ed M.
1	Medium	General uncertainty of estimates	Divide tasks into small enough units, ensure that all tasks are identified, track progress against estimates	All
4	Medium	Unknown type and extent of bugs	Plan a reasonable amount of time for fixing bugs; carefully prioritize the bugs that are selected to be fixed.	Engineering managers and product managers
6	Medium	Aggressive schedule means unit testing will not be complete when code is turned over to QA	Unit testing will proceed in parallel with QA	Engineering managers

Some unscheduled requirements/tasks/activities that have affected the delivery dates include:

Component A:

• Fight with the Nimba virus and the security audit (minimum 2 days)
• Internationalization seminar (1.5 days)
• Prepare for SDL Internationalization audit (5 days)
• Diagnosing the problems at lawncare customer and create a special hotfix (1 day)
• Rick's time was shared with the Tiger Project (~3.5 days)
• Unexpected complexity in handling security; additional flexibility needed by customers.

Component B:

• Unexpected complexity in handling security with Integrations
• Loss of engineer to the Applications Development Group

Component C:

• Multiple signature functionality
• Signing of CSS Style Sheets

Component D:

• Not originally planned for inclusion in the Suite