Software project is collaborative enterprise of making a desired software for the client. Each software is unique and is delivered by following the process. The process includes understanding the requirement, planning, designing the software and implementation. Risk occurs in the software project which need attention by the managers and workers to make the project efficient. Big data analytics is commonly used in all fields. Big data deals with huge data which are unstructured. Using analytics tools, it can be chunked down and analyzed to provide valuable solutions. In this paper, a review of risk in software project and big data analytics are briefed out. © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.