Draft a risk register at project kickoff

Get a starting list of risks you can review with the team, instead of a blank page.

Want it faster? Fill in a form and open the finished prompt in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, or another AI.

Tools: Claude, Google Sheets. Either works; use the one you already pay for.

Steps

Paste the project brief: goal, timeline, team, budget, dependencies.
Run the prompt to get a draft risk list.
Review it with the team in the kickoff. Delete risks that don't apply and add the ones only insiders know.
Move it into a Google Sheet and review it every two weeks.

Prompts

Risk register

Here's a project brief:
[PASTE]

Draft a risk register with 10-12 risks specific to this project (not generic ones). Table columns: risk, likelihood (L/M/H), impact (L/M/H), early warning sign, mitigation, suggested owner role. Then list 3 questions I should ask the team at kickoff to find risks you can't see from the brief.

Replace anything in [BRACKETS]. AI output can be wrong, so check facts, names, and numbers before you use it.

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