Managing Risk


To de-risk and deliver multi-year IT projects, it’s crucial to embrace flexibility, transparency, and early feedback. Agile methodologies, which focus on launching early with essential features, play a key role in managing risks. Success also hinges on stakeholder engagement, adaptive governance, transparent contracting, and automation. Regular feedback, open communication, and trust among teams and clients are fundamental to overcoming challenges and ensuring project success in 2024’s complex IT landscape. …


Third-party APIs are essential for extending software capabilities, saving time, and reducing costs by integrating functionalities from external providers. They allow businesses to tap into expert knowledge, improve efficiency, and scale with ease. However, risks such as vendor lock-in, security vulnerabilities, and versioning issues need to be managed with best practices, including extensive testing, performance monitoring, and resilient design. APIs also play a crucial role in IoT and various industries, making them key to future software innovation. …


Speed to market is crucial, but adding complex features can extend development time. Key functionalities that increase complexity and risk include offline sync, third-party integrations, advanced security, multitenancy, dynamic reporting, and multi-platform support. At WorkingMouse, we factor in these complexities and associated risks in our time estimates to avoid missed deadlines and budget overruns. …


Risk is unavoidable in software development, but managing it effectively is crucial. At WorkingMouse, we use the "Cone of Uncertainty" to understand and mitigate risk by breaking projects into smaller, manageable builds. This approach helps us keep estimates accurate and reduces overall project risk. We also use "tech spikes" to allow time for research and testing of high-risk tasks before they’re fully estimated. By incorporating these practices, we manage uncertainties better and keep projects on track. …


Steve Cole founded SafeWorkPro to address inefficiencies with paper-based safety documents in Cole Contracting, where managing risk assessments was cumbersome and time-consuming. SafeWorkPro digitalizes workplace safety paperwork, significantly improving productivity and compliance. Partnering with WorkingMouse, SafeWorkPro developed a user-friendly app, now with over 20 versions, incorporating features like dashboards, geotagging, and push notifications. This collaboration showcases WorkingMouse’s Codebots Platform, enhancing data collection and user engagement, and supports SafeWorkPro’s growth with over 50 active users. …


Digital transformation means modernising and digitalising your current business processes, not becoming a tech startup. It involves adopting a digital mindset to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction. Key steps include pinpointing your digital goals, inventorying assets, visualising new models, operating both old and new models, and tracking progress. While digital transformation is a gradual process, it’s essential for staying competitive. Companies that embrace it will have a significant edge over those relying on traditional methods. …


Relying on Excel spreadsheets for data management can increase manual labor costs, slow down report generation, and limit scalability. Switching to software automates data handling, provides a single source of truth, and offers better scalability and efficiency. WorkingMouse’s platform streamlines this transition, automates processes, and allows for quicker, data-driven decision-making. Adopting new software solutions can significantly enhance business operations and ROI. …

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