TAXONOMY-BASED QUESTIONNAIRE

What Is It

Taxonomy-based questionnaire (TBQ) is a set of questions organized according to the taxonomy, or division into ordered groups or categories, of project development for the purpose of identifying risks by interviewing a group of one or more individuals (TBQ Interviews).

When To Use

Use this method

• To identify relationships of project development and identify risks based on those relationships.
• To re-assess the risk condition of the project.
• Repeatedly to polish the questionnaire to fully capture the goals of the project.
  

Benefits

This method

• Is a structured approach to identifying risks. Depending on answers to questions, specific follow up questions is used to probe relationships and identify risks that would not have been identified otherwise.
• Fosters risk awareness and personnel motivation and involvement.
• Allows individual voices to be heard.
• Can be used at any time.