Data Item

Description

Project goals and constraints

Targets and limits set by the project, team, or manager for example

• Do not slip the schedule.
• Use no more than 5% of the team's budget for risk mitigation.

Resources

Available resources for mitigation. In order to develop effective action plans; planners need to know the limits of the available resources for mitigating and watching risks.

Master list of risks

A list of all risks that have been identified and the priority ranking of the top N risks. The top N designation helps planners decide how much effort to put into planning a particular risk or set of risks and the scope of resources that should be used for mitigation.

Risk Information Sheet before Plan

Information associated with each risk. Before planning this includes the statement of risk; supporting context; and values for impact, probability, timeframe, class, and rank. This could be all of the risks or a small subset assigned to the planners.

Classification

An organization of the risks according to their classification. Classification shows the relationships among risks and helps identify risks, which could be mitigated as a set. For example, classification could show which risks impact the system's user interface, which need to be mitigated as a set.

Action Plan

A description of what action is to be taken to deal with the risk(s). Risk action plans can be one of four types:

• Research plan
• Acceptance rationale
• Tracking requirements
• Mitigation plan: either abbreviated action item list or a task plan

Risk Information Sheet After Plan

Information associated with each risk, updated to include the approach to be taken for that risk (e.g., research, watch, accept, or mitigate).