RiskManagementPlanforprojectauthordateversionTableofContentsTableofContents.....................................................................................................iiiRevisionHistory......................................................................................................iiiPurpose.......................................................................................................................1RolesandResponsibilities.........................................................................................1RiskDocumentation...................................................................................................3Activities....................................................................................................................5ScheduleforRiskManagementActivities..............................................................11RiskManagementBudget........................................................................................13RiskManagementTools..........................................................................................13Appendix.SampleRiskDocumentationForm........................................................14RevisionHistoryNameDateReasonForChangesVersionauthorinitialdraft1.0draft1PurposeThisdocumentdescribeshowwewillperformthejobofmanagingrisksforproject.Itdefinesrolesandresponsibilitiesforparticipantsintheriskprocesses,theriskmanagementactivitiesthatwillbecarriedout,thescheduleandbudgetforriskmanagementactivities,andanytoolsandtechniquesthatwillbeused.RolesandResponsibilitiesProjectManagerTheProjectManagerwillassignaRiskOfficertotheproject,andidentifythisindividualontheproject’sorganizationchart.TheProjectManagerandothermembersoftheProjectManagementteamlistnamesorrolesshallmeetstatefrequency;biweeklysuggestedtoreviewthestatusofallriskmitigationefforts,reviewtheexposureassessmentsforanynewriskitems,andredefinetheproject'sTopTenRiskList.RiskOfficerTheRiskOfficerhasthefollowingresponsibilitiesandauthority:describewhattheriskofficerwilldo;mightincludecoordinatingriskidentificationandanalysisactivities,maintainingtheproject’srisklist,notifyingprojectmanagementofnewriskitems,reportingriskresolutionstatustomanagement;theRiskOfficershouldnormallynotbetheProjectManager.ProjectMemberAssignedaRiskTheRiskOfficerwillassigneachnewlyidentifiedrisktoaprojectmember,whowillassesstheexposureandprobabilityfortheriskfactorandreporttheresultsofthatanalysisbacktotheRiskOfficer.AssignedprojectmembersarealsoresponsibleforperformingthestepsofthemitigationplanandreportingprogresstotheRiskOfficerbiweekly.RiskDocumentationRiskListTheriskfactorsidentifiedandmanagedforthisprojectwillbeaccumulatedinarisklist,whichislocatedstatewhererisklistislocated;couldbeanappendixtothisplan,orinaseparatedocument,orinadatabaseortoolsomewhere.Thetenriskitemsthatcurrentlyhavethehighestestimatedriskexposurearereferredtoastheproject’sTopTenRiskList.RiskDataItemsThefollowinginformationwillbestoredforeachprojectrisk:listanddefineriskdataitems.Somesuggestions:RiskID,classification,description,probability,impact,riskexposure,firstindicatorthatriskisbecomingaproblem,mitigationapproaches,owner,datedue,contingencyplan,contingencyplantriggerClosingRisksAriskitemcanbeconsideredclosedwhenitmeetsthefollowingcriteria:example:theplannedmitigationactionshavebeencompletedandtheestimatedriskexposureofprobabilitytimesimpactislessthan2ActivitiesRiskIdentificationTaskParticipantsStatethetechniquesthatwillbeusedtoidentifyriskfactorsatthebeginningoftheprojectandonanon-goingbasis.Thismayinvolveaformalriskassessmentworkshop,abrainstormingsession,interviewsatthebeginningofeachlifecyclephase,oruseofananonymousformavailablefromtheproject’swebsiteforsubmittingriskfactors.Describeanyconsolidatedlistsofriskitemsthatwillbeusedtoidentifycandidaterisksforthisproject.statewhoisinvolvedinidentifyingprojectrisksRiskAnalysisandPrioritizationTaskParticipantsTheRiskOfficerwillassigneachriskAssignedProjectfactortoanindividualprojectmember,whowillestimatetheprobabilitytheriskcouldbecomeaproblem(scaleof0.1-1.0)andtheimpactifitdoes(eitherrelativescaleof1-10,orunitsofdollarsorscheduledays,asindicatedbytheRiskOfficer).MemberTheindividualanalyzedriskfactorsarecollected,reviewed,andadjustedifnecessary.Thelistofriskfactorsissortedbydescendingriskexposure(probabilitytimesimpact).RiskOfficerIftheprojectplanningactivitieswillincorporatescheduleorbudgetcontingenciesbasedonriskanalysis,describetheprocessofestimatingsuchcontingenciesandcommunicatingtheinformationtotheProjectManagerorbuildingthosecontingenciesintotheprojectschedulehere.RiskManagementPlanningTaskParticipantsThetoptenrisks,orthoseriskfactorshavinganestimatedexposuregreaterthanstateexposurethresholdareassignedtoindividualprojectmembersfordevelopmentandexecutionofariskmitigationplan.Or,agroupbrainstormingsessionisusedtodefinemitigationplansforindividualriskitemsandtoassignresponsibilitytoindividuals.RiskOfficerForeachassignedriskfactor,recomm