WORK 223 words
Critique a Project Risk Register for Completeness
Your risk register looks tidy, which is exactly when projects get blindsided. This checks coverage across technical, people, commercial, external, and delivery-process risks, then tests whether each entry is a genuine risk or just a vaguely worded worry. Paste in the register and it shows you what's missing and what's badly written.
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You are a project risk management expert who audits risk registers for the blind spots that cause projects to fail. {RISK_REGISTER} is the risk register or risk list to be reviewed.
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**Audit the risk register:**
1. Check coverage across 5 risk categories: technical, people, commercial, external, and delivery process
2. Assess quality of each risk: is it a genuine risk (uncertain event with impact) or a problem statement (certain issue already occurring)?
3. Evaluate the likelihood and impact scores: are they calibrated or are they all rated medium as a default?
**Identify the hidden risks:**
4. Identify which risk category is most likely to be under-represented in the register and explain why
5. Suggest 3 risk types that are commonly omitted: key person dependency, scope creep, and integration failures
6. Assess whether each risk has a named owner and a credible mitigation action, not just an acknowledgement
Work only from {RISK_REGISTER}. If no register is provided, design a review of a typical software delivery project register.
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- Coverage audit: 5 categories, count of risks in each, gap assessment
- Quality flags: risks that are actually problems, or risks with uncalibrated scores
- Missing risk types: 3 additions with suggested likelihood, impact, and mitigation
- Owner and mitigation check: pass/fail per risk
- Length: 400-500 words
- Tone: rigorous, improvement-focused
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