Analysis of risk management processes in the IT industry

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyse the risk management process in IT projects managed using the agile methods. Design/methodology/approach: The research was conducted through in-depth structured interviews on a sample of 111 project managers, leaders and project team members. Findings: In the conducted research, attention was paid to the identification of risk factors, their assessment during project planning, management of key risk factors and the importance of risk analysis for project success. The test results were compared with a critical analysis of the literature on the subject of research. Originality/value: The results of a survey of company heads become input information for the analysis, which allowed to confirm theoretical knowledge with the practical experience of company heads and emphasize the importance of the human factor in the risk management.

Motivators Influencing the Efficiency and Commitment of Employees of Agile Teams

“…In projects characterized by innovation, it is problematic to indicate the full scope of project work, which is required when implementing work based on the cascade model and traditional management methods (e.g., PMBoK, ICB, Prince2) [38,39]. Agile methods discard the need to create descriptions of the task elements to be implemented, while the priority is on functionality and a properly functioning system or component that is ready to be handed over to the customer [40].…”

“…Although the topic of agile project management methods has been covered by many researchers [38][39][40][41][42][43], it still remains relevant [46][47][48][49]. Moreover, there are few publications covering research on employee effectiveness in agile teams.…”