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Risk register

Score each risk by likelihood and impact, assign an owner and a response. A 5 by 5 heat map counts where the risks sit.

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Preview of the Risk register template

What's inside

Everything is a normal workbook once you open it: change the numbers, rename the sheets and make it yours.

2 sheets
  • Register
  • Heat map
61 formulasTotals, lookups and checks are already worked out, so the sheet updates as you type. 209 filled cells in all.
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  • Charts
  • Conditional formatting
  • Dropdowns
  • Frozen headers
  • 1 chart
  • 6 conditional format rules

A look at the Register sheet

The top left of the first sheet, calculated by SheetsBat. Open the template to see all of it.

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1Risk register
2Rate likelihood and impact from 1 (low) to 5 (high). Score = likelihood x impact.
3OPEN RISKSHIGHMEDIUMAVERAGE SCORE
412188.8
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6IDRiskCategoryOwnerLikelihoodImpactScoreLevel
7R01Key vendor misses hardware deliveryVendorMorgan3412Medium
8R02Scope grows after sign offScheduleAvery4312Medium
9R03Lead engineer unavailable in DecemberPeopleQuinn248Medium
10R04Data migration loses recordsTechnicalMorgan2510Medium
11R05Budget overrun on contractorsBudgetJordan339Medium
12R06Privacy review delays launchLegalRiley3412Medium
  • risk
  • heat map
  • compliance
  • project

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