Project risk analysis: without the Excel hell
The steering group wants to see the risk register. The client wants to know what could go wrong. You want to get back to running the project. RiskNote turns risk management into a 20-minute task per sprint, not an evening per month.
Project risks are their own discipline
A project has different risks than an ongoing business. Vendors miss deadlines. Scope shifts. Key people leave. The integration between two systems never quite matches the quote. Those risks appear and disappear as the project moves.
RiskNote is built to track that cadence. You can keep one risk register per project, update it every sprint or steering meeting, and export a clean PDF before each report without digging through old Word templates.
What RiskNote gives you as a PM
One risk register per project
The Pro plan gives you unlimited risk assessments. One project = one register. No mixing operational and project risks.
AI suggestions tailored to project type
Pick “implementation project”, “product launch”, “M&A integration”, and the AI generates relevant project risks like vendor risk, scope creep, key person dependency.
5x5 matrix for the steering group
Show every risk in a single picture. Changes are visible at a glance, the steering group sees what has moved since last meeting.
PDF report for every steering meeting
One click gives you a report with matrix, register, and AI disclosure. Attach to the invite. Done.
Share with the project team
Delegate risk follow-up to team members. Pro: share with 1 person per assessment. Business: share with unlimited people.
Risk management inside a sprint
At project start
Create the risk assessment. Set project type, domain, and phase. Run the AI analysis, 5 suggestions based on typical project risks.
Every sprint (15 min)
Walk through the register. Adjust likelihood/consequence where anything has moved. Add new risks from the sprint retro.
Before every steering meeting (5 min)
Review top risks in the matrix. Export the PDF. Attach to the invite.
At phase transitions
Archive risks that no longer apply. Run a fresh AI analysis for the new phase if needed.
At project close
Export the final report into your lessons-learned documentation. The register becomes knowledge for the next project.
PMs should pick the Pro plan
Pro ($12/month) gives unlimited risk assessments, one per project, plus 80 AI analyses per month. Perfect for a PM running 3–5 parallel projects.
Common questions from project managers
Does RiskNote follow the PMBOK or PRINCE2 risk process?
RiskNote is built on ISO 31000, which is the core of both PMBOK and PRINCE2 risk management. Same steps: identify → analyse → evaluate → treat → monitor. You can map directly to PMBOK terminology.
Can I link risks to specific work packages or milestones?
Today you use the risk description to reference a work package or phase. Explicit linking to WBS/milestones is planned for V2.0.
How do I handle risk responses?
Action planning with 5 fields per risk (action, owner, deadline, status, effect) ships in V1.1 (June 2026). Today you can use the free-text field or delegated tasks.
Can I show the register in a Teams or Slack channel?
Today you share via link. Embeddable widgets and Teams/Slack integrations are on the roadmap (V2.0).
Does it work for agile projects or only waterfall?
Both. The risk register is just as valuable in Scrum sprints as in a classic waterfall project. The only difference is how often you update it.
Next steering meeting, without the Excel all-nighter
Start a 7-day free trial. Set up your first project risk register in 20 minutes.