Risk Discovery

The Risk Discovery tab in the Analysis panel allows you to perform a preliminary analysis that can help you choose which items should receive more detailed consideration. There are two configurable methods available for performing this analysis; the one you use depends on your choice in the project properties. The first option, risk discovery questions, allows you to answer a series of yes/no questions and the second option, risk discovery ratings, allows you to assign ratings for a variety of different factors and then calculate an overall criticality value for each item. Whichever method is selected, the goal of this task is to provide a systematic approach to focus limited analysis resources where they will provide the maximum benefit and ensure the highest return on investment.

To add a Risk Discovery analysis, select an item in the System panel then choose Insert > Planning > Add Risk Discovery. The Risk Discovery tab will open in the Analysis panel.

In the System panel, the Risk Discovery column displays a green icon if a Risk Discovery analysis is associated with the item. Additionally, if the Mark item for more detailed analysis check box is selected at the bottom of the Risk Discovery analysis, then the Risk Discovery icon will display in red.

In the System panel, what the Risk Discovery Details column displays depends on the Risk Discovery type:

If the project is using risk discovery questions, then this column will display the number of questions with "Yes" answers. More "Yes" answers indicates greater risk.
If the project is using risk discovery ratings, then this column will display the sum of all the rating numbers selected in the analysis. Higher sums indicate greater risk.

To hide or display columns, right-click the column headers in the System panel, then click Customize Columns to select which columns you want to display. These settings are stored per computer/username in the System Hierarchy page of the Application Setup, so any project that you open on this computer will have the same columns displayed.

To generate a report of the Risk Discovery data, choose Home > Reporting > Reports. In the Reports window, the predefined reports are located in the Risk Discovery section of the Available Reports area.