How to Evaluate Risks? #
Ensure that you consider all impacts, including (but not limited to):
- Product area impacts & implications – what areas of product does it effect and where might we be surprised?
- Upstream and downstream data impacts – Does this change any data coming in or out of the experience?
- State management – empty states, loading, status, errors, etc
- Feature flags – do we want to be able to turn this off at any point?
- Performance concerns – could the introduction of this feature create any problems with application performance?
- Security Risks - Are there potential security vulnerabilities associated with this feature?
- Compliance and Legal Considerations - Does the feature comply with relevant regulations and legal requirements?
- User Experience - How does the change affect the user experience, including ease of use and accessibility?
- Operational Impacts - What are the long-term maintenance implications of the feature? How might this impact customer support?
- Dependency Management - Are there any dependencies on other systems, libraries, or third-party services?
- Team and Resource Constraints - Do we have the capacity and resources to implement and support the feature?
- Timeline and Delivery - How will this feature impact project timelines and delivery schedules?
- Any other risks?