If you have the required security privilege, you can add, revise, or delete project risks by using the Projects > Risks or Portfolios > Risks page.
This topic contains the following information:
Accessing project risks
To access the Projects > Risks page
- Open the project or group of projects you want to work with in the Projects section.
- Click
on the Projects toolbar to display the Risks page.
- If multiple projects are open, choose the project you want to work with from the Select Project list.
Note: If a single project is open, the Select Project list does not appear. When multiple projects are open, the Select Project box lists all open projects you have rights to access. Any action you perform, and all data that appears on the page, applies to the selected project only.
To access the Portfolios > Risks page
- Open the project group you want to work with in the Portfolios section
- Click
on the Portfolios toolbar to display the Risks page .
Add a Project risk
- Click Add Risk.
- On the Add Risk page, type or select the following information:
- Click Save.
Select the project to associate with this risk - click
to choose a project. This field displays only when you are adding the risk
from the Portfolios Risks page. In this case, the list of projects you
can choose from includes only those projects in the currently selected
project group for which you have the security privilege required to add
risks.
Risk Name - type a name that is unique within the project
Responsible Manager - click
to assign responsibility for the risk.
Priority - choose a priority: 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest).
Risk Type - type or click
to assign the risk to a category. Risk type categories are useful for grouping
and sorting risks to focus attention on particular areas you want to evaluate.
Risk types are created in the Project Management module, typically by a
project administrator.
Status - choose a status: open or closed.
Owner - click
to specify the resource responsible for the risk. The list of available
resources you can select from depends upon your resource access security
privileges.
Description - type a description of the risk
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Revise or delete a project risk:
To revise a project risk, click the risk name, revise risk details, then click Save.
To delete a project risk, click the risk name, then click Delete Project Risk on the Modify Project Risk page. Click OK to confirm the deletion.