Risk Management, 5th Edition

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Risk Registers/Tables

Capturing and storing risk information in an accessible, understandable format is crucial to any project where risk management will be applied. Risk registers are tables where project risk information (including data on everything from the risk event to the ultimate outcomes) is housed. Risk registers may be real or virtual, but they are essential elements of a risk practice, in that they are the repositories for information garnered using virtually all other approaches and techniques.

Technique Description

Risk registers are constructed as either word processing or spreadsheet tables to accommodate risk information. The register may include the label for the risk event, its nature, probability, impact, mitigation strategy, ...