Getting Started with Lydaro

Welcome to Lydaro! This guide will have you managing risks in minutes.

What is Lydaro?

Lydaro is a risk management platform for project and portfolio leaders. Instead of keeping risks scattered across spreadsheets and emails, Lydaro keeps all project risks in one place, measures how well you're managing them, and shows you what to do next.

Key concepts:

• Risk: Something that might go wrong (or right)
• Quality: How well-documented and actively-managed a risk is
• Dashboard: Overview of all your projects and their risk health
• Team: Collaborate with colleagues on risk management

Sign Up

1. Go to lydaro.app
2. Click "Start free"
3. Enter your email and create a password
4. Verify your email (check your inbox)
5. Done! You're in

Your First Steps

Step 1: Create a Project (2 minutes)

A project is where you manage risks. You might have one project per initiative, program, or delivery.

1. Click "+ New Project"
2. Enter project name (e.g., "Website Redesign")
3. Enter project description (optional but recommended)
4. Click "Create"

You're now in your project dashboard.

Step 2: Create Your First Risk (3 minutes)

A risk is something that might impact your project. Lydaro uses a cause → event → effect model:

• Cause: Why might this happen? (e.g., "Insufficient engineering capacity")
• Event: What is the risk? (e.g., "Feature delivery takes longer than planned")
• Effect: What would be the impact? (e.g., "Launch delayed by 2 weeks")

1. Click "New Risk"
2. Enter the cause ("Why might this happen?")
3. Enter the event ("What is the risk?")
4. Enter the effect ("What would be the impact?")
5. Click "Create"

That's it! You've created your first risk.

Step 3: Assess Your Risk (2 minutes)

Now assess how likely and severe this risk is.

1. Click on your risk
2. In the "Assessment" section, select:
   • Probability: How likely is it? (Remote, Low, Medium, High, Very High)
   • Impact: How bad would it be? (Minor, Moderate, Major, Critical)
3. Click "Save Assessment"

Lydaro now shows you the risk level (based on probability × impact) and calculates your Quality Score (how well you've documented this risk).

Step 4: Invite Your Team (5 minutes)

Collaborate with colleagues.

1. Click "Team" in the navigation
2. Click "Invite Member"
3. Enter their email
4. Select their role:
   • Viewer: Can see risks, can't edit
   • Editor: Can create and edit risks
   • Owner: Can invite people and manage settings
5. Click "Invite"

They'll receive an email with a link to join.

What's Next?

• Respond to the risk: Add a response strategy (what you'll do about it)
• Review the risk: Schedule a review to keep it current
• Check your dashboard: See overall risk health across projects
• Export data: Download a CSV report for stakeholders

Tips for Success

Tip: A good risk statement is specific and measurable. "Technology risk" is vague. "Switching from React to Vue mid-project could delay launch by 4 weeks" is clear.

Note: Lydaro's Quality Score measures how well-managed a risk is, not how severe it is. A critical risk is bad; a critical risk that's actively managed is good.

Need Help?

• Check FAQ for common questions
• See Troubleshooting for common issues
• Email support@lydaro.app

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