|
Managing
IT Projects
|
|
|
|
Risk Assessment
|
Sample Document
|
|
|
|
|
The chosen solution identified in the feasibility study should be assessed
for its risk profile. Each type of risk can be scored. The higher
the score, the lower the risk profile. |
|
|
|
|
|
Type
of Risk |
Score
(0 = Low, 5 = High)
|
|
 |
How well does the project move the organisation towards
its long-term corporate goals?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
How well does the project fit into the operational
needs of the organisation?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
How well have the business processes that will be
affected by the IT investment been analysed and, where appropriate,
changes planned?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
How much does the success of the project depend on
new skills, specialist knowledge, availability of resources, new organisational
structures or management skills?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The extent to which the Return on Investment exceeds
the organisation's internal "Return Hurdle"?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
How well has the IT project been specified in terms
of functionality and design?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| How much modification is required for the IT investment to properly
integrate to existing applications, hardware or networks? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
How much does the project depend on proven technology?
(i.e. avoiding the "bleeding edge" technology?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Score =
|
|
|
4-consulting
15 Palmerston Road,
Edinburgh, EH9 1TL
Tel 0131 668 2112
Copyright © 2002 4consulting |
|
