MIS Project Risk and Applications Development Approach

Abstract

Inherent in MIS applications undergoing development are elements of risk and a potential for failure. A strategy for choosing a development approach based on project risk is presented. Project risk is examined in the light of project size, a development group's experience with a technology and project structure. Three development approaches are considered: SDLC, prototyping and end‐user development. The simple and joint outcomes of project risk vis‐à‐vis development approach are described along with the proposed strategy.

Citation

Lynch, R.M. (1987), "MIS Project Risk and Applications Development Approach", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 87 No. 5/6, pp. 22-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb057479