Program Risk

Overview


Program Risk is an element of Enterprise Risk. It specifically focuses on the risk that a given program will fail to achieve its strategic objectives.

Risk Plan


Most programs will create a program document with a section that includes the risk plan, which would include

  • Enumeration of the Program Risks - program risks generally fall into two categories.
    • Risks that the individual projects within the program fail
    • Risk that successful completion of the projects in the program fail to meet the strategic objective.
  • Risk Monitoring in Place - after risks have been identified, the plan addresses how those risks are monitored so that they can be addressed if the risks start to materialize.
  • Risk Governance - elaborates who has authority to address program risks, and possibly how those risks are addressed.
  • Preliminary plan - proivdes an initial framework that addresses how risks will be addressed if they materialize.
(for documentation tools, see automated documentation)