Risk Register - Useful Terminology

Useful Terminology

In a "qualitative" risk register descriptive terms are used: for example a risk might have a "High" impact and a "Medium" probability.

In a "quantitative" risk register the descriptions are enumerated: for example a risk might have a "$1m" impact and a "50%" probability.

Contingent response - the actions to be taken should the risk event actually occur.

Contingency - the budget allocated to the contingent response

Trigger - an event that itself results in the risk event occurring (for example the risk event might be "flooding" and "heavy rainfall" the trigger)

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