The success of software development and/or acquisition projects is not guaranteed.
The aim of any software project is to provide the problem stakeholders with a satisfactory solution within the schedule and budget limits.
The risk of poor product quality and schedule or budget overruns is high which is confirmed by a number of cancelled, delayed or overpaid projects.
Effective management of those risks is presently perceived as one of the most important areas of project management [7].
Current practice of risk management is mostly based on the intuition and personal experience of project managers.
The ongoing research effort aims at providing effective support of risk management activities,
and in particular at providing for reusing the risk-related knowledge and experience gathered in earlier projects.