IT): requirements, design, implementation, testing, and deployment. The common ones: scope, schedule, cost, quality, and HR. You need to decide what categories to use beforehand. It may show you a way to tackle several risks with one Risk Response Plan. Grouping risks by categories can help you to fight the root cause of problems. So, you don’t need a separate spreadsheet. Modern project management software applications can log risks in a WBS element. Later you also need to check whether the work package on Critical Path or not. If you link to a Deliverable or a Work Package – that’s an isolated risk. Work Breakdown Structure is intended to be the hub of integration with different knowledge areas.įor example, linking to the top-level item means threats to the project outcome. I do suggest you integrate the risk register with other project documentation. Just keep incrementing the number with each new risk. Therefore, you need a simple way to find and point to the correct risk in the Register.įour digits number should suffice in most cases. Throughout the project lifetime, you’ll log hundreds of risks. It is a unique number that identifies a risk. Here are the primary entities I suggest you include into the log: Risk Index So, what’s the content of the Risk Register? That’s why I strongly recommend getting my Risk Management Plan□īut before you take it – do read these instructions on how to use it. It should integrate well with other Risk Management processes. Risk Register should be simple, adaptable, maintainable, and close at hand.īut Risk Register is not a standalone document. So, before we get into the details, please remember: Threats and opportunities may disappear, or they may become irrelevant.A Risk Response Plan may not provide the required efficiency.The information you put in it is changing rapidly.You need to keep in mind that the Risk Register is a living thing: It’s a pitfall for many junior project managers. You just need to fill in the information you collect about each risk. You also use the Risk Register to monitor and control risks during the whole project life cycle.įor me, the first steps in risk management were overwhelming as well. Risk Register is a document that contains the information about identified risks, results of Risk Analysis (impact, probability, effects), as well as Risk Response Plans. But few PMs actually keep it in good shape. Risk Register is the most important document in project management.
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