Identifying Software Project Risks: An International Delphi Study

Identifying Software Project Risks: An International Delphi Study

December 1996 | Roy Schmidt, Kalle Lyytinen, Mark Keil, Paul Chule
The paper "Identifying Software Project Risks: An International Delphi Study" by Roy Schmidt, Kalle Lyytinen, Mark Keil, and Paul Chule explores the challenges of software project risk management. Despite the literature's success stories, many software development projects fail. The authors aim to develop an authoritative list of risks, rank them, and categorize them to support theoretical development and practical risk resolution. They use a "ranking-type" Delphi survey to gather opinions from experts in Hong Kong, Finland, and the United States, addressing cultural, organizational, and economic differences. The study presents a comprehensive list of risk items, discusses the analysis, and offers a meta-classification to support further research and practice. An extended working paper with complete data and findings will be available at the conference and upon request.The paper "Identifying Software Project Risks: An International Delphi Study" by Roy Schmidt, Kalle Lyytinen, Mark Keil, and Paul Chule explores the challenges of software project risk management. Despite the literature's success stories, many software development projects fail. The authors aim to develop an authoritative list of risks, rank them, and categorize them to support theoretical development and practical risk resolution. They use a "ranking-type" Delphi survey to gather opinions from experts in Hong Kong, Finland, and the United States, addressing cultural, organizational, and economic differences. The study presents a comprehensive list of risk items, discusses the analysis, and offers a meta-classification to support further research and practice. An extended working paper with complete data and findings will be available at the conference and upon request.
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