I’ve just posted a template for a risk management plan – you can grab it over here.

Why I am posting a risk management plan on a site about testing? Well, for a couple of reasons. First, I’m trying not to limit information on my blog to testing only – I’d like to incorporate information on quality assurance, which I feel is much broader than just testing. Second, while I agree that risk management is ultimately the project manager’s responsibility, I believe that quality assurance/testers have unique insight into risk, and therefore should play a key role within risk management. And finally, I believe that many project managers don’t do risk management (or don’t do it well), and if you find yourself in this situation, it’s better to step up and make sure that risk management is done rather than just shrugging your shoulders and saying “it’s not my job”.

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