PM Risk Assessment Workshop Guide
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Create a risk assessment workshop guide for [Project Name].

Workshop details:
- Project: [name]
- Workshop date: [date]
- Facilitator: [PM name]
- Participants: [roles]
- Duration: [2-3 hours]
- Output: [risk register]

RISK WORKSHOP GUIDE

PRE-WORKSHOP PREPARATION
- Send pre-read: [project overview]
- Prepare risk categories list
- Set up risk register template
- Review lessons from similar projects
- Invite right participants: [technical/business/vendor]

WORKSHOP AGENDA

[0:00-0:15] OPENING
- Workshop purpose
- Risk definition: [uncertain event that may affect objectives]
- Categories to explore
- How we will prioritize

[0:15-1:00] RISK IDENTIFICATION

BRAINSTORMING BY CATEGORY

TECHNICAL RISKS
- Technology not proven
- Integration complexity
- Performance requirements
- Security vulnerabilities
- Technical debt

SCHEDULE RISKS
- Resource availability
- Dependencies on other projects
- Regulatory approvals needed
- Vendor delivery timelines

BUDGET RISKS
- Cost estimate accuracy
- Exchange rate (if international)
- Inflation on long projects
- Scope creep

ORGANIZATIONAL RISKS
- Stakeholder resistance
- Key person dependency
- Organizational change during project
- Competing priorities

EXTERNAL RISKS
- Vendor/supplier risks
- Regulatory changes
- Market changes
- Weather (construction/events)

[1:00-1:45] RISK ASSESSMENT

For each risk assess:
- Probability: [1-5 scale]
  1=Rare 2=Unlikely 3=Possible 4=Likely 5=Almost Certain

- Impact: [1-5 scale]
  1=Negligible 2=Minor 3=Moderate 4=Major 5=Catastrophic

- Risk score: [Probability x Impact]
- Priority: [High 15-25 / Medium 8-14 / Low 1-7]

[1:45-2:15] RESPONSE PLANNING

For each high risk:
- Strategy: [Avoid/Transfer/Mitigate/Accept]
- Response action: [specific steps]
- Owner: [who is responsible]
- Trigger: [when to implement response]
- Residual risk: [after response]

[2:15-2:30] CLOSING
- Summarize top risks
- Assign risk owners
- Risk review cadence: [weekly/biweekly]
- Next risk review: [date]

Source: https://promptzyo.com/prompt/pm-risk-assessment-workshop-guide