Managing Projects

j.Post-Response Exposure Cost displays the cost the risk may impose based on your response.

k.In the Identified On field, type or select the date this risk was identified.

l.In the Identified By field, click . Select the resource who identified this risk.

6)Click the Risk Details, Impact tab.

7)On the Impact tab, Pre-Response section:

a.In the Probability list, select the likelihood range of the risk occurring.

b.In the Schedule list, select the impact range on the schedule if the risk occurs.

c.In the Cost list, select the monetary impact on the project if the risk occurs.

d.Observe the Score field. It shows the risk calculation based on the values you selected for the Probability, Cost, and Schedule fields.

Tip

You can copy existing risks to create new risks. If you copy an existing risk to the same project, all data, including response and associated activities is retained. If you copy an existing risk to a different project, activity associations and responses are removed.

Assigning a risk to an activity (P6 Professional Only)

Once a risk has been added, you can assign the risk to an activity to explicitly identify the activity impacted by the risk.

Note: You must have Add/Edit/Delete Risks and Add/Edit Activities Except Relationships privileges to assign or remove risks.

You can assign a risk to an activity while you are adding risks using the Risks view or while managing your activities using the Activities window.

To assign a risk to an activity from the Risks view:

1)If you haven't already done so, do the following to display the Risks details:

a.Choose Project, Risks.

b.Display Risk Details.

2)Select the risk to assign to activities.

3)Click the Activities tab.

4)On the Activities tab, click Assign.

5)On the Select Activity dialog box:

a.Select the activity you want to assign to the risk.

To assign multiple activities, hold down the Ctrl key, then click each activity to assign.

b.Click the Assign icon.

To assign a risk to an activity from the Activities window:

1)If you haven't already done so, do the following to display the Activity Details:

a.Choose Project, Activities.

b.Display Activity Details.

2)Select the activity to assign to risks.

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