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Risk Matrix template
For putting every risk on a grid of how likely and how bad, so attention and money go to the ones that are both. Leave it alone when the decision turns on precise quantities, such as reserving or insurance; a grid cannot carry that weight. Instead Quantitative risk analysis by someone qualified; reserving, insurance and safety cases need numbers, not a grid.
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Drop each risk into the quadrant matching its likelihood and impact, then record the planned response and owner beside it. Your entries persist for this browser session and can be copied out as Markdown or printed.
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Before you fill it in
A blank template is the easy part. The entry behind it covers how to run Risk Matrix properly, a worked example, the pitfalls real teams hit, and the situations where it is the wrong tool and something else would serve better.