Simple Risk Register Example

Project plan is to introduce project management to high schools

By arranging a school project competition
- Hazard is the risk area
- Description is the risk event
- Outcome is the damaging consequence
- Risk Value is Likelihood x Consequence
- Mitigation is the planned control

Hazard Description Likelihood Outcome Risk Mitigation

Participation Lack of competitors Medium (3) High (5) 15 Target 15 schools

Lack of time Medium (3) Medium (3) 9 Simplify Scope, commitment Extend schedule

Drop out High (5) High (5) 25 Maintain contact, minimum 5 teams for go, minimum 3 in finals

Supervision Teacher objection Low (1) Low (1) 1 No action