Project: Information Security & Risk Management

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Risk Assessment Checklist

Risk Assessment Checklist
Category Risk Impact Likelihood Difficulty of Detection
Organizational Project lacks Executive-level Sponsor 1 1 Low
Budget reduces team’s capacity 3 3 Medium
Management insist on decisions that lengthen schedule 5 5 Low
Inefficient team structure reduces productivity 7 7 High
Review/decision cycle slower than expected 9 9 Medium
Vendor tasks take longer than expected 1 1 Low
Staff Hiring resources takes longer than expected 3 1 Low
Work from a prior project not be completed on time 5 3 Low
Low motivation reduces productivity 7 4 High
Lack of skills increases defects 9 6 High
Personnel with critical skills unavailable 1 3 Low
Personnel need extra time to learn unfamiliar tools 3 3 Medium
Contractors leave before the project completion 5 6 Low
Conflicts between team result in errors and extra rework 7 6 Low
Development Environment Facilities not be available on time 9 9 Medium
Facilities inadequate 1 1 Low
Development tools may not be in place by the desired time 3 1 Medium
Development tools may not work as expected 5 1 High
Learning curve for new tools longer than expected 7 1 Medium
User User requirements are unstable 9 1 Medium
User review/decision cycles slower than expected 1 9 Low
Users may not participate in review cycles 3 3 High
Users may not accept the end product 5 5 Low
Users may have expectations than cannot be met 7 7 High
Contractor Contractor may not deliver work when promised 9 9 Low
Contractor may deliver low quality products 1 1 Medium
Contractor may have other high-priority work 3 3 Low
External Product depends on government regulations 5 5 Medium
Product depends on draft technical standards 7 7 High
Specifications poorly defined 9 9 Low
Additional requirements added 1 1 High
Error-prone modules may require more testing 3 3 Medium
Components may not be easily integrated 5 5 High
Schedule Schedule, resources, and product definition unclear 7 7 Low
Schedule is over-optimistic 9 9 High
Schedule omits necessary tasks 1 1 Low
Excessive schedule pressure may reduce productivity 3 3 Low
Schedule includes several tasks that have multiple predecessors 5 5 Medium
Schedule includes milestones that have not been clearly defined 7 7 Low