Planning- Project Management Plan
- Change Management Plan
- Project Roadmap
- Scope Management Plan
- Requirements Management Plan
- Requirements Documentation
- Requirements raceability Matrix
- Project Scope Statement
- Work Breakdown Structure
- WBS Dictionary
- Schedule Management Plan
- Activity list
- Activity attributes
- Milestone list
- Network diagram
- Duration estimates
- Duration estimates worksheet
- Project schedule
- Cost management plan
- Cost estimates
- Cost estimating worksheet
- Cost baseline
- Quality management plan
- Quality metrics
- Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
- Resource management plan
- Team charter
- Resource requirements
- Resource breakdown structure
- Communications management plan
- Risk management plan
- Risk register
- Risk report
- Probability and impact assessment
- Probability and impact matrix
- Risk data sheet
- Procurement management plan
- Procurement strategy
- Source selection criteria
- Stakeholder engagement plan
Risk report
The risk report presents information on overall project risk and summarizes information on individual proj- ect risks. It provides information for each of the processes from identification of risks, through analysis, response planning and implementation, and monitoring risks. Typical information includes:
- Executive summary
- Description of overall project risk
- Description of individual project risks
- Quantitative analysis
- Reserve status
- Risk audit results (if applicable)
The risk report can receive information from anywhere in the project environment. Some documents that should be specifically reviewed for input include:
- Assumption log
- Issue log
- Lessons learned register
- Risk management plan
- Project performance reports
- Variance analysis
- Earned value status
- Risk audit
- Contractor status reports
The risk report provides information to:
- Lessons learned register
- Project closeout report
The risk report is an output from process 11.2 Identify Risks in the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. It is developed at the start of the project and is updated throughout the project.
Tailoring tips
Consider the following tips to help tailor the risk report to meet your needs:
- For a small, simple, or short-term project you can summarize this information in the regular project status report rather than create a separate risk report.
- Many projects do not include a quantitative risk analysis; if yours does not, omit this information from the report.
- For larger, longer, and more complex projects you can tailor the quantitative risk analysis techniques used to those most appropriate to your project.
- For more robust risk reports include appendices that may include the full risk register and quantitative risk model input (probabilistic distributions, branch correlation groups).
Alignment
The risk report should be aligned and consistent with the following documents:
- Assumption log
- Issue register
- Project performance report
- Risk management plan
- Risk register
| Document element | Description |
| Executive summary | A statement describing the overall project risk exposure and major individual risks affecting the project, along with the proposed responses for trends. |
| Overall project risk |
Provide a description of the overall risk of the project, including:
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| Individual project risks |
Analyze and summarize information associated with individual project risks, including:
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| Quantitative analysis | Summarize the results of quantitative risk analysis, including:
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| Reserve status | Describe the reserve status, such as reserve used, reserve remaining, and an assessment of the adequacy of the reserve. |
| Risk audit results (if applicable) | Summarize the results of a risk audit of the risk management processes. |
