Software Engineering

5.1.9 
Seamless management tools
This book provides the basis for establishing integrated software engineering tools 
that provide planning, product architecture definition, progress tracking, status 
reporting, configuration control, extended requirements traceability, and risk man-
agement capabilities. An integrated tool environment could provide a multidiscipli-
nary, collaborative tool framework and data repository.
5.1.10 
Proactive identification and management of risk
Risk identification and management is addressed as an important element of soft-
ware analysis, which is fully explained in chapter 14, Software Analysis Practice. 
A risk is anything that could potentially be encountered that would negatively affect 
the achievement of project objectives. Since planning and design entail some form 
of decision making, it is best to identify the risks inherent with each alternative. 
This will enable the SWE-IPT to make architectural design decisions with more 
knowledge of the inherent risks being assumed. Risk abatement plans are encour-
aged to address risk-tracking procedures and the criteria that would initiate each 
contingency course of action.