Adaptable Project Management – A combination of Agile and Project Management for All (PM4A)

CHAPTER 7: RISK

This is what Agile says

Agile acknowledges risk but doesn’t really tackle it. It reflects the fact that Agile-ers are reluctant to consider anything that might get in the way of getting on with development.

Let me quote two statements about Agile and risk management:

•Traditional Risk Management is done up front and tries to envision what could go wrong all the way to the end of the project.¹¹

•Agile Risk Management is done more by practices than envisioning. Many Agile practices look to identify and mitigate risk throughout the project.¹²

•Agile exposes and provides the opportunity to recognize and mitigate risk early. Risk mitigation is achieved through: cross-functional teams, sustainable and predictable delivery pace, continuous ...