There are many potential types of risk that can occiu" when
designing and developing software systems.
One type ofrisk is business risk (or benefit risk), relating to the
likelihood that the new system may not meet the users' business
needs, requirements and expectations. For example, the business
requirements that were to be addressed by the new system are still
unftilfiUed, and the process has been a waste ofresources. In such
a case, even ifthe system is implemented, it will most hkely be
underutilized and not maintained, making it obsolete in a short period
oftime,