Risk register

Risk register of the project "barbecue party" with somebody inexperienced handling the grill, both in table format (below) and as plot (right).

There are recommendations for Risk Register content made by the Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and PRINCE2.

There are many different tools that can act as risk registers from comprehensive software suites to simple spreadsheets.

[4] Risk registers often lead to ritualistic decision-making,[4] illusion of control,[5] and the fallacy of misplaced concreteness: mistaking the map for the territory.

[6] However, if used with common sense, risk registers are a useful tool to stimulate cross-functional debate and cooperation.