Analysis of Risk Factors in Global Software Development: A Cross-Continental Study Using Modified Firefly Algorithm

Table 2

List of twenty-six risks related to time, cost, and resource shortlisted by practitioners.

Risk factor	Risk no.	Question	Risk dimension
Lack of ineffective PM methodology	R1	Q13	Time
Inappropriate task timings	R2	Q14
Failure to provide resources	R3	Q15
Failure in activity estimation and scheduling	R4	Q17
Inappropriate planning	R5	Q19
Unrealistic time estimate	R6	Q20
Cost overruns	R7	Q26
Inexperienced project manager	R8	Q27
Project progress not monitored closely enough	R9	Q28
Lack of balance on the project team	R10	Q8	Cost
Lack of ineffective PM methodology	R11	Q13
Inappropriate task timings	R12	Q14
Failure to provide resources	R13	Q15
Cost overruns	R14	Q26
Inexperienced project manager	R15	Q27
Project progress not monitored closely enough	R16	Q28
Lack of balance on the project team	R17	Q8	Resource
Inadequately trained development team members	R18	Q10
Cultural differences of participants	R19	Q11
Failure to provide resources	R20	Q15
Lack of cooperation and coordination among team members	R21	Q16
Loss of key resource(s) that impact the project	R22	Q21
Inadequate technical resources	R23	Q22
Lack of appropriately skilled resources	R24	Q23
Scope creep	R25	Q24
Project milestones not clearly defined	R26	Q25