Questions tagged [risk]

Use this tag for questions about the recording, management and mitigation of project risk related to budget, schedule etc.

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GitHub Hacked? What to do When the Ignored Developer Strikes Back?

Today's news is that a developer hacked github. He found a vulnerability in Ruby on Rails, reported it and since nothing had happened - he was ignored and considered as a troll -, he used the vulnerability and hacked the second most famous service…
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What is a Risk, and how does it differ/relate to an Opportunity?

An active question was on this community that I previously added a response. However I wanted to ask a contrast based question that uses a graph to show where the two terms occur and see how a clear definition can be provided as to the…
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Risk Calculation: Probability x Impact + Time

Regarding the simple calculation of probability multiplied against impact to capture an exposure value, has anyone seen a formula that adds time to it? The formula in question is p x i + t, where t is the time period when the risk is predicted to…
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