You've read the headlines lately. A 1995 Standish Group study found that only approximately 16 percent of IT application development projects were successfully completed on time and on budget. Proper risk assessment will help put your project within that 16 percent.
Software projects are risky .
There are always issues that are out of your control. Before you let it get out of hand, eliminate the root causes of bad risk at the get-go. Don't let today's risks become tomorrow's failure. Gather around, young project managers. Learn how to take educated risks on the road to success.