Issue (glossary)

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(1) An area of concern that may impact the achievement of program/organizational objectives – a problem (existing), a risk (future uncertainty), or lack of information (existing). (PSM May 7, 2010; ISO/IEC/IEEE 2007)

(2) A concern that has a probability of occurrence equal to one, a consequence of occurrence greater than zero, and a time-frame in the future. An issue will occur and have a negative impact to the project, but it will not immediately occur. (Conrow 2008)

Source

(1) PSM. May 7, 2010. Practical Software and Systems Measurement: A Foundation for Objective Project Management. version 4.0 ed. Bethesda, MD, USA: Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM).

(2) Conrow,E. 2008. "Risk Analysis for Space Systems". Paper presented at Space Systems Engineering and Risk Management Symposium, 27-29 February, 2008, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Discussion

Discussion as to why this is the "consensus" definition for the SEBoK.

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