Create a Risk Assessment
Identify, score, and create mitigation plans for risks in any project, product, or business decision.
The Prompt
Perform a risk assessment for the following context. For each risk: 1. Risk name and description 2. Category (Technical / Financial / Operational / Legal / Reputational) 3. Likelihood (1-5) 4. Impact (1-5) 5. Risk score (Likelihood × Impact) 6. Early warning indicators 7. Mitigation strategy 8. Contingency plan if mitigation fails 9. Risk owner Present as a prioritized register, highest risk score first. Include 8-15 risks. Context to assess: [DESCRIBE THE PROJECT, DECISION, OR BUSINESS SITUATION — e.g., Launching a new AI-powered SaaS product that will process customer financial data, built on a team of 5 with $500K seed funding, aiming to launch in 90 days]
Example Output
A 12-risk register: top risk is 'Key AI model provider outage' (4×5=20) with mitigation of multi-provider fallback and a contingency of pre-cached responses. Includes regulatory risk (financial data processing), team concentration risk (single senior engineer), and a customer data breach risk with a detailed incident response plan.
FAQ
Which AI model is best for Create a Risk Assessment?
Claude Sonnet 4 — thorough and creative at identifying non-obvious risks.
How do I use the Create a Risk Assessment prompt?
Copy the prompt, replace the [BRACKETED] placeholders with your specific information, and paste into your preferred AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.). A 12-risk register: top risk is 'Key AI model provider outage' (4×5=20) with mitigation of multi-provider fallback and a contingency of pre-cached responses. Includes regulatory risk (financial data processing), team concentration risk (single senior engineer), and a customer data breach risk with a detailed incident response plan.
Model Recommendation
Claude Sonnet 4 — thorough and creative at identifying non-obvious risks.