A brief overview of risk identification and mitigation in embedded software

1. Risk Mitigation
EMBEDDED SOFTWARE
Development
VINITA A PALANIVELOO PHD
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

2. Key risk Areas
Software Process
Requirements Definition & Analysis
Architecture design
Implementation
Functional Verification
Performance Analysis / Load Testing / Regression Testing
Reliability
Project management
Skillsets & Training

3. Risk Mitigation
Requirements Analysis
Peer code Reviews
Coding standards
Improve process
Internal Stakeholder for GATE reviews
Software Quality Assurance
Design Validation

4. Implement a Process
Agile
SCRUM
Waterfall
◦ Have Periodic stand-ups & Updates

5. TOOLS
Software Repository & Version Control
◦ E.g., Git/ SVN
Requirements Traceability
◦ E.g., DOORS/ JIRA
Bug Tracking
◦ E.g., Mantis / Bugzilla
Project Management
◦ E.g., Trello, Manuskript
Ref:
Risk Areas In Embedded Software Industry Projects, Philip Koopman, CMU, 2010