-Green Team Risk Mitigation Plan-
-AuthorMarissa Hornbrook: Project Manager
-DateDecember 10, 2010
SWDS - Green Team
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Risk Mitigation Plan
12/10/2010
Document Identification
This Risk Management Plan serves to identify risks associated with the creation and
implementation of the Surface Water Detection System (hereafter referred to as
SWDS). For each data point, a risk level is assigned and its mitigation step listed.
1.1 Risk Matrix
Probability
Impact
Rare
Unlikely
Possible
Likely
B, C
D
Highly Likely
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
A
Very Low
Fig. 1 – Risk Matrix
1.2 Risks and Mitigations
Risk A:
Scheduling Risks
 Information delay
 Concerning the cities specific network system
 Concerning sensor locations

Equipment delay
 Manufacturing delay on mounting system
 Manufacturing delay on road sign (putting the lights on the custom sign)
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SWDS - Green Team
Risk Mitigation Plan
12/10/2010
Mitigation A:
Concerning information delay, it is classified as (Low/Unlikely) that the client taking
more time to decide sensor location placement and equipment production would cause
the project to fail. It may increase the completion timeline however; this would be
partially the client’s responsibility to decide on fast efficient placement of sensors to
complete in a timely fashion to mitigate this risk.
Risk B:
Financial Risks
 Additional unforeseen expenses

Additional parts needed that aren’t mentioned in budget

Manufacturing costs increase

Contract Penalties
 Associated with equipment delay that could cause a late delivery for the
project
Mitigation B:
The financial risks with this portion of the project are classified as (Moderate/Possible)
because it is the common case that planning does not take into account every expenditure.
This could drive up the cost for the client, and will be absolved by adding in an overhead
expense to the price quote.
Risk C:
Technical Risks
 Technology Availability

City doesn’t have a network system to piggy back

Outsourcing to third party to build network
Mitigation C:
This risk is classified at level (Moderate/Possible) due to the fact that this is a likely
scenario. Despite research efforts, the information on the city of Norfolk’s networking
capabilities is not readily available. It is unknown exactly which of the two scenarios the
development team will encounter when attempting to integrate the networked solution
into the existing infrastructure. For that reason, it is possible that the networking may
need to be outsourced to accommodate the functionality of the product. This risk will be
addressed by meeting with the City Engineer and discussing details of this project and
feasibility.
Risk D:
Marketing Risks
 Customer Risk
 City isn’t interested in purchasing product without monetary investment return
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SWDS - Green Team
Risk Mitigation Plan
12/10/2010
Mitigation D:
This risk is classified at level (Moderate/Likely) because it is quite possible that local
cities will not want to purchase the SWDS if their return is mainly on public safety and
alleviating emergency staff. These undefined benefits cannot be measured quantitatively,
only estimated subjectively. The elucidation of this would be to identify an alternative
customer and market to them. It has been proposed that SWDS team should consider
insurance agencies because they have a vested interest in the data that the SWDS would
provide. This being the case, insurance companies can choose to confirm or deny
policyholder claims based on the data from our system.
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