Both in business life and our real lives, risk is inevitable. Rather than simply avoiding it, it's always better to be prepared for the worst case scenarios. If we have a plan in place to mitigate potential risks and optimize risk responses everything will be better. Developing a risk response strategy is a must for risk management. This way it will allow us to identify, assess and address potential risks before they become real problems.
After assessing the impact and likelihood of each risk, it's time to develop risk response strategies. There are four primary strategies for addressing risks:
- Avoidance: This involves eliminating the risk entirely by not taking the action that would cause it.
- Mitigation: This involves reducing the likelihood or impact of a risk by taking action to address it.
- Transfer: This involves shifting the risk to a third party, such as through insurance or outsourcing.
- Acceptance: This involves accepting the risk and its potential consequences and having a plan in place to address it if it occurs.
Implement and Monitor
Once we developed our risk response strategies we can implement them and monitor their effectiveness.Make sure everyone involved in the project is aware of the risks and the corresponding strategies. Regularly review and update your risk response strategy as needed to ensure it remains effective.
By identifying potential risks, assessing their impact and likelihood and developing strategies to address them we can manage project risks better. This way we can be better prepared for any potential problems that may arise. For this reason our recommendation is regularly reviewing and updating strategy to ensure it remains effective.
See also: Risk owner