Appendix G: IT Project Risk Management Matrix

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Risk and Feasibility Prediction Tool v2.0
Risks:	Weighting	Score	Weighted Score	Comments
Strategic Risk
Market image impact of late/non delivery				scaled score
Competitive impact of late/no delivery				scaled score
Sales/revenue (ROO) impact of late/non delivery				scaled score
Business value of project agreed to by stakeholders				yes/no
Requirements Risk
Requirements clearly defined and agreed to				yes/no
Project results traceable to requirements				yes/no
Project requirements stable				yes/no
Technology Risk
Maturity/availability of technology				scaled score
Complexity of system integration				scaled score
Compliance with industry standards				scaled score
Compliance with organization's I/T architecture and standards				scaled score
Difficulty of deployment				scaled score
Difficulty of ongoing support				scaled score
Performance implications on related applications				scaled score
Security issues				yes/no
Data integrity issues				yes/no
Vendor/Partner Risk
Stability/reliability of vendor/partner				scaled score
Duration of relationships				scaled score
Implementation Risk
Track record on past projects				scaled score
Benchmark of degree of difficulty				scaled score
Life-cycle methodology in place				yes/no
Change management review process in place and followed				yes/no
Stakeholder commitment				yes/no
Availability of skilled resources				scaled score
Project control mechanism(s) in place				yes/no
Project performance metrics in place				yes/no
Impact on other I/T systems				yes/no
Performance metrics in place/use				yes/no
Adoption Risk
Organization's willingness to adopt				scaled score
Customers' willingness to adopt				scaled score
Effective communication process in place among stakeholders				yes/no
Reviews with stakeholders are part of standard operating procedures				yes/no
Financial Risk
Soundness of budget				scaled score
Security of funding				scaled score
Accurate/timely status reporting				yes/no
Actuals to budget gap				percentage gap/scaled score

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