Risk Register Prompt

A prompt for generating a structured risk register using AI, identifying risks by category, assessing likelihood and impact, and suggesting mitigation strategies.

Syntax

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Generate a risk register for this project:

[describe the project]

For each risk provide:
- Risk description
- Category (technical, resource, schedule, external)
- Likelihood (Low/Medium/High)
- Impact (Low/Medium/High)
- Risk score (Likelihood × Impact)
- Mitigation strategy
- Owner

Example

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Risk: Key developer leaves mid-project
Category: Resource
Likelihood: Medium
Impact: High
Score: 6/9
Mitigation: Document architecture decisions weekly; cross-train one junior dev on critical modules
Owner: Engineering Manager

Risk: Third-party payment API changes interface
Category: External
Likelihood: Low
Impact: High
Score: 3/9
Mitigation: Subscribe to API changelog; build adapter layer to isolate payment logic
Owner: Tech Lead