Risk Management in Software Development Projects: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Risk Management is an integral part of every project. Risk management must estimate the risks’ significance, especially in the SDLC process, and mitigate those risks. Since 2016, many papers and journals have researched planning, design, and risk control in software development projects over the last five years. This study aims to find the most exciting topics for researchers in risk management, especially in software engineering projects. This paper takes a systematic approach to reviewing articles containing risk management in software development projects. This study collects papers and journals included in the international online library database, then summarizes them according to the stages of the PICOC methodology. This paper results in the focus of research in the last five years on Agile methods. The current issue is that many researchers are trying to explicitly integrate risk management into the Agile development process by creating a comprehensive risk management framework. This SLR helps future research get a theoretical basis to solve the studied problem. The SLR explains the focuses of previous research, analysis of research results, and the weaknesses of the investigation. For further study, take one of the topic papers, do a critical review, and find research gaps.