Editing Progress Report 2010 (section)

===Risk Management===

As stated in the Stage 1 Design, the project has very little risk involved. As such, the risk assessment is very similar to the previous assessment. Since we are now more familiar with the project, we are more aware of the more of the risks and potential dangers that could cause the project to fail. This includes not being able to sufficiently code the pattern matching algorithm or use the web crawler. While both of these are unlikely, there is a possibility that these problems could cause a delay. Additionally, due to the current winter weather, there is a greater chance of a project member becoming ill.

The new risk assessment is below.


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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!  Risk
!  Probability
!   Impact 
!  Comments
|-
|  Project member falls sick
|  4
|  6
|  Could leave 1 member with a huge amount of work to complete
|-
|  Unable to code pattern matching algorithm
|  2
|  8
|  Additional time might have to be spent, delaying the project
|-
|  Unable to contact project supervisors
|  2
|  6
|  If it is at a critical time problems may arise
|-
|  Crawlers not effective at parsing data
|  3
|  5
|  A different web crawler may have to be used, delaying the project
|-
|  Run out of finance
|  1
|  7
|  Has the potential to be a problem if software needs to be purchased
|-
|  Somebody else cracks the code
|  .009
|  5
|  The project may lose its "x" factor but the web crawler will still be useful
|}
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Most of these risks can be minimised with proper management of time. If a project member ever hits a road block in the project progression, a supervisor can be spoken to for help. If they are unavailable, e-mails can be sent and and reply will typically be given as soon as possible. Sickness shouldn't really delay the project very much at all because the project is very software based and can be worked on at home.