Respond to a Risk

A risk response is your plan for dealing with a risk. Adding a response improves your Quality Score.

Response Strategies

Strategy	When to Use
Avoid	Change plans to eliminate the risk
Mitigate	Reduce the probability or impact
Transfer	Shift the risk to another party (insurance, contractor)
Accept	Acknowledge the risk and monitor it
Exploit	For opportunities — take action to make them more likely

Steps

1. Open a risk — Click on any risk in the register

2. Find the Response section — Scroll to "Response" on the risk detail page

3. Add a response:

   • Strategy type: Select from Avoid, Mitigate, Transfer, Accept, Exploit
   • Description: What will you do? Be specific.
   • Owner: Who is responsible for the response?
   • Due date: When should the response be implemented?

4. Save — Click "Save Response"

After the Response

Once a response is in place, update the residual assessment to show the reduced risk level after mitigation.

If the response was successful and the risk is no longer active, change the status to Mitigated.

Related

• Assess a Risk
• Review a Risk