Risk Register Field Descriptions
Use the Risk Register view to create and edit risk events.
Risk Register Grid
Field | Description |
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Enabled | Select this option to enable the risk event. If it is not selected, then this risk is not taken into account for the activities to which it is mapped. |
Absolute | Select this option to specify that you want the total risk to be allocated to each activity. If you map a risk event to a parent activity and use absolute mapping, the total impact of the risk event gets allocated to each child activity. |
ID | The risk event ID. You can edit this field. |
Type | This column displays the type of risk:
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Name | The name of the risk event. You can edit this field. |
Shape | Use the options in this column to specify whether you only want to calculate minimum and maximum or you also want to calculate most likely. If you select Uniform (the default), Acumen calculates the minimum and maximum. If you set Triangle, Acumen calculates minimum, most likely, and maximum. |
Current | This area displays the current settings for the risk event.
You can use the Risk Matrix dialog box ( ) to add custom impact types. These are added as columns in the Current and Mitigated sections of the Risk Register. They are not included in the risk analysis calculations; however, adding them here allows you to keep all risk impacts in a single location and to report on them. When you export the risk register to Excel, the custom risk impacts are included in the export. Similarly, when you import a risk register from Excel, any custom risk impacts that are in the spreadsheet are included in the import. |
Mitigation | This area displays the mitigation steps risk event data.
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Mitigated | This area displays what the adjusted risk event data would be after mitigating the risk event using the enabled mitigation steps. The same columns that are in the Current area display here. |
Custom Fields | This area displays the custom fields that you can add to the Risk Register using the Event Template Editor. |
Risk Register Tabs
Field | Description |
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Details Tab | This tab includes information about the selected risk event.
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Mappings Tab | This tab lists the activities to which the currently selected risk event is mapped.
When you select the Triangle in the Risk Register grid Shape column, the Most Likely Duration and Most Likely Cost columns are enabled on this tab and you can enter a value. |
Mitigation Steps Tab | Use this tab to add mitigation steps to the selected risk event.
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Parent Topic: Risk Register (Risk Events)