RisicoRadar Blog
Insights on project risks, risk management and AI
The risk that never announces itself
Budget and schedule risks tend to announce themselves; stakeholder risks do not. Using a British IT programme that failed for exactly that reason, this article explains why a fixed risk taxonomy and open communication are needed to catch the gap.
Read more →Risk is not probability times impact
Risk management is not about probability times impact, but about the effect of uncertainty on your objectives — illustrated by a British government project as a cautionary example.
Read more →The resource risk that's already baked in before the project starts
Resource conflicts in project plans are often not a coincidence but the result of how an entire organization schedules all its projects at once. This article explains why that's a risk to name explicitly, not one you can fix with a tighter schedule.
Read more →The 3.9x figure, told correctly
A widely cited research figure on risk management and project success is often used without context. This article shows what the number actually says — and what you need to add.
Read more →Ten Years After the Elias Committee: The Risk Lesson That Still Holds
The Elias committee's report led, a decade later, to a statutory ICT review. The underlying lesson — systematic risk coverage through a fixed sector breakdown — is one you can apply today, without waiting for a law.
Read more →Why your risk matrix says less than you think
A risk matrix looks precise, but it squeezes probability and impact into a handful of colours — meaning very different risks can end up with the same priority. This article explains why, and how to use the matrix as a starting point for discussion rather than a final verdict.
Read more →The risk nobody could have imagined
Risk sessions mostly surface what participants can already picture. A fixed risk taxonomy forces you through the category you'd otherwise skip — no guarantee of success, but systematic coverage.
Read more →Risk management works because you talk about it, not because you file it
Research on risk management and project success is more mixed than most project managers assume — the clearest explanation for what actually works turns out to be communication, not the register itself.
Read more →The zombie risk pattern: why a closed risk isn't always gone
A risk that has been closed and whose buffer was released can still occur. Why that happens, and how a fixed risk taxonomy prevents it.
Read more →Why risk analyses usually come too late (and how to prevent it)
Risks are only identified once the plan is already fixed — when course-correcting is expensive. Here is how to break that pattern.
Read more →The 5 risk categories every project plan must cover
From scope to stakeholders: the five risk areas where projects stumble, with the classic pitfall and the key question for each.
Read more →What AI can and cannot do in project risk management
AI is a tireless second reader that spots patterns and gaps — but context, politics and accountability remain with the project manager.
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