Artifact: Risk List

This artifact is a sorted list of known and open risks to the project, sorted in decreasing order of importance and associated with specific mitigation or contingency actions.

Domains: Project Management
Work Product Kinds: Project Data

To capture the perceived risks to the success of the project.

Roles

Responsible:

Project Manager

Modified By:

Project Manager

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Process Usage

Main Description	The Risk List identifies, in decreasing order of priority, the events that could lead to a significant negative outcome. It serves as a focal point for project activities and is the basis around which iterations are organized.

Templates	Risk List
Examples	CREG Risk List - Construction Phase CREG Risk List - Elaboration Phase CREG Risk List - Inception Phase CSPS Risk List - Construction Phase CSPS Risk List - Elaboration Phase CSPS Risk List - Inception Phase

Representation Options	The Risk List should capture the critical and serious risks-if you find this list extending beyond 20, carefully consider whether they are really serious risks. Tracking more than 20 risks is an onerous task.