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Although risk registers are commonly used tools not only in projects and programs but also in companies, research has found that they can lead to dysfunctions, for instance Toyota's risk register listed reputation risks caused by Prius' malfunctions but the company failed to take action. Risk
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There are many different tools that can act as risk registers from comprehensive software suites to simple spreadsheets. The effectiveness of these tools depends on their implementation and the organisation's culture.
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Budzier, Alexander. "The risk of risk registers – managing risk is managing discourse not tools". Journal of Information Technology (2011) 26, 274-276 (December 2011),
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Lyytinen, Kalle. "MIS: the urge to control and the control of illusions – towards a dialectic". Journal of Information Technology (2011) 26, 268-270 (December 2011).
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Trigger - an event that itself results in the risk event occurring (for example the risk event might be "flooding" and "heavy rainfall" the trigger)
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acting as a repository for all risks identified and includes additional information about each risk, e.g., nature of the risk, reference and owner,
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Risk register of the project "barbecue party" with somebody inexperienced handling the grill, both in table format (below) and as plot (right).
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A Risk Register can contain many different items. There are recommendations for Risk Register content made by the
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73:2009 Risk management—Vocabulary defines a risk register to be a "record of information about identified risks".
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if the probabilities are estimated by ranking them, as "high" to "low" impact. It is called "
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does not use the term risk register, however it does state that risks need to be documented.
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Drummond, Helga. "MIS and illusions of control: an analysis of the risks of risk management
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Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project
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Document used as risk management tool, acting as a repository for all identified risks
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Contingent response - the actions to be taken should the risk event actually occur.
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Risk Register vs Risk Report (PMP/CAPM) by Mudassir Iqbal, February 8, 2019.
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A brief description or name of the risk to make the risk easy to discuss
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plots the impact of a given risk over of its probability. The presented
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deals with some issues which can arise on a usual Saturday-night party.
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Start the party with instructions on what to do in the event of fire
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Contingency - the budget allocated to the contingent response
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Don’t invite crazy friends, don't provide too much liquor
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Practical Project Risk Management: The Atom Methodology
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registers often lead to ritualistic decision-making,
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example
risk management
regulatory compliance
mitigation
scatterplot
ISO
karaoke
Project Management Institute
PMBOK
PRINCE2
ISO 31000:2009
integer
probability
likelihood
integer
illusion of control
Risk
Event chain methodology
Risk Breakdown Structure
Risk management tools
Issue log
Failure mode and effects analysis
Failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis
PRINCE2



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