I love to write code. It is fun. However, a successful project isn't just about coding it. It is making sure that all cylinders are firing. It is making sure the orchestra is in tune.
One such way to assist in making sure you've got the bases covered is to you have all your risks covered and some kind of mitigation plan to lowering their impact on your project. As I'm studying my .NET Solutions Architectures, I decided to take one of our risk matrix templates and put some cool stuff in it. It was a little coding fun but it is very handy in using it to do your risk analysis. I've taken the formula for risk analysis and built cool features into this Excel document.
One thing I've noticed when entering the industry, searching for the right document templates to use when starting a project as a lead developer isn't that easy on the internet. So, I'm hoping someday someone new to the software lifecycles needing a hand may find my templates handy. I'll post others later.
Features of Risk Document:
- Incorporates basic formula for risk impact = probability of risk * risk factor
- Uses conditional formatting to highlight rows of top[n] risk where n is configurable.
Feel free to have at it. Click here to download. Password to unprotect is 'unprotect' if you want to customize it further.