Keep track of the risks within a project in the risks tab of a project. Not only is it easy to keep track of all risks in the place, it is also useful to keep track of them in the same place all relevant information about the project can be found. Next to that, the portfolio manager can request reports on the most important risks.
This article answers the following questions:
What is the goal of the risks tab in the Project app?
It is easy to keep track of the risks of a project in the risks tab in the Project app of Fortes Change Cloud. You can decide per project what information to store with respect to the risks of a project. Think, for example, of the status, the chance and impact, the owner of the date on which a risk is created. Furthermore, the list of risks can be exported to a spreadsheet program or be printed, so it can be shared with people that don’t have access to the project.
How do I use the risks tab?
- Decide which information you want to document and add the information as columns . You do this by clicking
COLUMNSand selecting the desired columns. You could, for example, choose to add the column Last edited on to display the date a risk was last edited. Examples of frequently used columns are:- Status indicates if a risk is solved, or not.
- Chance indicates the possibility that the risk occurs.
- Impact indicates the impact of a risk, if it were to occur.
- Owner enables the possibility to appoint a person to an issue.
- Add a risk by clicking
+. Enter a description and fill in the remaining columns. - If needed, use a filter to filter the risks. A list of risks can grow fast, which makes it hard to maintain a clear overview. You could, for example, set filters to show the risks that have the highest possibility. You could also opt to use a view if you want to re-use a filter or set of filters.
Export the risks to a spreadsheet program to share them or to send them to people that don’t have access to Fortes Change Cloud. You can also print the risks directly!
