文档介绍："The Role of Metrics in Risk Management Across
the Software Development Lifecycle"
Dr. Linda H. Rosenberg Frank Parolek Steve Botzum
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Introduction
A vigorous software risk management program is essential in virtually any project undertaken
today. The many benefits that risk management brings to a project e doubly important in
today'petitive environment. Risk management allows software projects to identify, address
and mitigate potential problems early in the development lifecycle, thus allowing time to act and
potentially reduce costs and schedule slips. By incorporation this process, a project that embraces
risk management concepts and integrates a formalized risk management process into its daily
business practices is far more likely to eed than a project that includes little or no risk
management. Add a solid metrics program to that process and you are undoubtedly setting your
project up for ess.
NASA understands the need for implementing a formal, standardized risk management process
in order to meet its Faster, Better, Cheaper (FBC) goal and the Software Assurance Technology
Center (SATC) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has been designated as the party
responsible for NASA’s risk management training. Risk Management is something that, if done
properly, occurs on a continual basis; hence, the title of the course: Continuous Risk
Management. The course was originally taught only at NASA centers, but has now e
available to other government agencies and contractors supporting the government. During
December 1999, SATC surpassed the 1000-student mark. Project types have included space,
ground, hardware, software, shipbuilding, aviation