Where this project stands on risk
Severity counts, open vs resolved issues, and a glance at the heatmap. Pick a tool from the sidebar to drill in.
Capture, score, and mitigate
Each risk has a description, probability × impact score (1-5 × 1-5), owner, and mitigation plan. Severity bucket auto-computed: Low (1-6), Medium (7-14), High (15+).
Active issues needing resolution
Issues are things that have already happened (vs. risks which are potential). Each has an owner, due date, and status.
5 × 5 probability × impact
Visual snapshot of risks plotted by probability × impact. Cell numbers show how many risks land in each square.
Stay ahead of risk before it derails delivery
Capture top risks and live issues with mitigations, early-warning triggers, escalations, and next 7-day actions. Use the AI engine for a structured briefing, then refine.
Generate a structured risks & issues briefing
Set focus, industry, region, profession, and deliverable type — then add context. The engine returns a structured output you can copy, print, or export.
How to run a tight risk & issue cycle
Identify early
- Run pre-mortems before each phase.
- Capture risks at every stand-up and review.
- Include vendors and external dependencies.
Score & prioritize
- Score probability and impact consistently.
- Use a heatmap to see top exposure at a glance.
- Tie scoring to acceptable thresholds.
Assign owners
- Every risk and issue has one accountable owner.
- Owner agrees to mitigation steps and dates.
- Escalate when ownership is unclear or blocked.
Mitigate with triggers
- Define triggers that promote risk to issue.
- List contingency options up front.
- Track residual risk after each mitigation.
Communicate clearly
- Maintain a single RAID source of truth.
- Surface top items in weekly status packs.
- Tailor narrative to audience (team vs exec).
Review & learn
- Re-score risks weekly; close stale items.
- Capture lessons in playbooks and templates.
- Embed improvements in the next phase.
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