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Risk form of Project Workspace

Learn about the fields on the Risk form of the Project Workspace. Use this form to add risk to your projects.

FieldDescription
NumberSystem-generated ID number with a configurable prefix.
StateCurrent state of the risk. All new risks are created in the Pending state.The available states are: - AI Draft - Pending - Open - Work in Progress - Closed Complete - Closed Incomplete - Closed Skipped
Risk statusStatus of the risk. The available options are:- Pending - Achieved - Not Achieved - Avoid - Mitigate - Transfer - Accept
ProbabilityThe likelihood that the event described in the risk may occur. The available options are:- Absolute - High - Moderate - Low
ImpactImpact of the risk event on the outcome of the project.
Estimated costEstimated cost generated by the risk event.
Risk rankA value and color assigned to the risk. This value is calculated using risk probability and impact. You can configure the color and value using the Risk Value Lookup. For more information, see Configure custom Risk rank and Risk value for a project.
Risk ownerPrimary resource who is responsible for monitoring and managing the risk.
Assigned toPrimary resource assigned to work on the risk.
Risk valueA value calculated from the Risk Value Lookup. For more information, see Configure custom Risk rank and Risk value for a project.
Due dateRequested date for one of the following situations:- If the risk has an assigned resource, then the Due date is the date for resolving the risk. - If the risk is assigned to any resource, then the Due date isn’t the date when the risk must be closed or addressed.
Show on project status reportOption to specify whether the risk information should be included in the project status report.
TaskProject to which this risk belongs.
Short descriptionBrief description of the event and its potential impact on the success of the project. If the risk is created from the risk library, then this field displays the Risk Statement name.
DescriptionDetails of the event and its potential impact. If the risk is created from the risk library, then this field displays the Risk Statement short description.
Actual costCost generated by the risk event. This information gets added when and if the event occurs.
Mitigation planBrief description of efforts taken to mitigate the risk.

Note: The Risk Assessment Summary section only appears when the Enable Advanced Risk PPM Integration property is enabled.

FieldDescription
Inherent riskThis field gets auto-populated with the risk scores when the risk assessor evaluates the inherent risk.
Elevated to enterprise riskThis option gets selected automatically when the risk is elevated to enterprise risk by the project manager.
Residual riskThis field gets auto-populated with the risk scores when the risk assessor evaluates the residual risk.
Enterprise inherent riskThis field gets auto-populated with the risk scores when the risk assessor assesses the enterprise inherent risk.
Enterprise residual riskThis field gets auto-populated with the risk scores when the risk assessor evaluates the enterprise residual risk.

Parent Topic:Form field information for Project Workspace