Name them. Score them.
Sort by ugliest first.
Likelihood × impact. Owner, mitigation, status. The risks you don't write down ship on Monday.
Write them down.
Then own them.
No risks logged.Better to name them than to live them.
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Untitled project
risk register.
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Sorted ledger
by risk score, descendingRiskOwnerScoreStatusLevel
No risks.Add some on the left.
Likelihood × impact. Owner, always.
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Name everything
Even the embarrassing ones. Especially the embarrassing ones. Naming defangs.
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Score on a 3×3
L/M/H × L/M/H. Granularity beyond that is theatre. Score = likelihood × impact.
03
Assign an owner
An un-owned risk is an unmanaged risk. Owner names go on the ledger.
04
Mitigate, then re-score
Mitigation moves the score. Track the delta. Resolved risks stay on the ledger as receipts.
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We'll run the ledger with you.
Drexus pods install weekly risk reviews on every engagement. Bring the project; we'll bring the format and the discipline.
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