Risks with App Development

Risks that can have an impact on AUS

1. effect on Client revenue
2. delivery deadlines
3. students needs consistency
4. system compatibility
5. app use difficulty
6. governmental constraints
7. costs of  late delivery
8. costs of defective app

Customer related risks

1. customer understanding of requirements
2. customer scope consultation
3. customer-developer communicate
4. customer reviews
5. customer technical knowledge
6. no customer interference
7. customer understanding development process

Development of App risks

1. Development tools availability
2. analysis and design tools availability
3. methods appropriate for the app development
4. testing tools available and appropriate
5. software configuration tools available
6. software tools integration
7. technical team training
8. Inquiry for use of tools
9. inappropriate security precautions

Staff and experience of employees’ risks

1. best personnel technical team?
2. appropriate combination of skills
3. Appropriate personnel to finish task
4. staff committed for project duration
5. Number of part time workers
6. Accurate staff expectations
7. necessary training for development
8. turnover and continuity

Schedule, resources and scope risks

1. Customer Imbalance of schedule, resources, and product explanation
2. Optimistic schedule
3. Schedule omits necessary tasks
4. Additional time required
5. More resources allocated
6. time schedule reduce productivity
7. Delays task cause delays in dependent tasks
8. Unfamiliar areas take more time
9. lack of effective top-management sponsor
10. Job layoffs reduces the team productivity
11. Upper management technical decisions lengthen the schedule
12. Technical teams in cooperation
13. Delay in management decision making
14. Budget cuts & project costs
15. Hiring best people
16. Appropriate team skill
17. Underperforming tools
18. new Scope creep
19. Customer requests redesign
20. Customer micro-management
21. poor quality outcome of the app
22. low Speed of the app
23. Testing stage proves error
24. wrong functions  
25. incorrect user interface
26. lack of personnel with the right skills
27. Time consuming paperwork
28. Inaccuracy in tracking progress
29. Miscommunications in policies
30. failure to detect major risks

LP, LI: 5, 6, 13, 15, 49, 59

LP, MI: 4, 10, 11, 24, 45, 47, 50, 61,

LP, HI: 35, 44, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62

MP, LI: 2, 9, 27

MP, MI: 3, 12, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 34, 37, 38, 46

MP, HI: 1, 7, 16, 17, 36, 41, 42, 43, 51,  

HP, LI: 14, 30, 57,

HP, MI: 19, 29, 31, 32, 33, 40, 48, 55,

HP, HI: 8, 39,

costs of defective app, task delays cause dependent tasks delays