Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Two ways to manage and identify key risks and issues in the project we are using are Trello dependency links and a Risk assessment table.

Task Dependencies

On our Trello board linking tasks via dependency links is a way to highlight to each member of the project whether or not the task they are working on is blocking or linked to another members task.

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Risk Table

Another method for highlighting issues and risks that aren't necessarily on Trello cards/tasks is a Risk Assessment table. Here each risk is given an ID and description and then a probability and impact rating (Low, Medium, High). Risks with High in both categories are raised at each meeting to assess if the risk has been addressed. A column is also added to highlight which group of people on the project the risk most affects; Programmers, Artists, Level Designers, e.g.

Risk Matrix

no.	Very Unlikely	Unlikely	Possible	Likely	Highly Likely
No Impact	Low	Low	Low	Med	Med
Minor Impact	Low	Low	Med	Med	High
Moderate Impact	Low	Med	Med	High	High
Major impact	Med	Med	High	High	Very High
Critical Impact	Med	High	High	Very High	Very High

• This matrix is used to categorize risks, using likelihood against the impact of each risk to get a "score".

No.	Description	Risk Score	Raised by
1	Length of game is getting too long	Medium	Designers
2	Needing to learn new tools to complete certain aspects	High	Everyone
3	Constant design changes	High	Everyone
4	Working on things that are out of scope	High	Everyone
5	Working and prioritizing the incorrect tasks	Medium	Everyone
6	Not enough play testing	Medium	Everyone
7	Unsure of what features are still needed	High	Designers
8	Covid and motivation issues	High	Everyone
9	Not ensuring the codebase is well kept	Medium	Programmers

Risks managed:

• 1: The length of the Game has been scaled back and a set time length has been agreed on by the group (10-15min)
• 2: Tied into rescoping of game, everyone's tasks have either been scaled back or assigned to someone who knows the tools
• 7: Tied into rescoping, games core elements have been discussed at addressed
• 4: Scope of the game has been discussed and each member is aware of what features are being included.