Software Risks and Mitigation in Global Software Development

The Global Software Development is becoming so much complex and challengeable as the scope of the problem domain of the user increases day by day advancement. In today’s modern world of engineering development, almost all projects suffer from some unwanted threats called risks which can seriously affect the quality, cost and schedule of the projects and hence could have a large negative impact on a project. Even many projects are cancelled due to catastrophic risks so it is very much important for a good project management to identify, monitor, plan and control the potential risks so that it is ensured that the project completes according to the satisfaction of all stakeholders interested in the project. The risks occur in GSD are much more different than those risks that in Local Software Development. Even sometime a tinny risk becomes a serious catastrophic risk in GSD. This paper provides some necessary information regarding the potential risks that can occur in the GSD, their consequences on the projects, and some useful guidelines of handling these risks.