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name: operational-risk-assessment
description: Identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks. Trigger with "what are the risks", "risk assessment", "risk register", "what could go wrong", or when the user is evaluating risks associated with a project, vendor, process, or decision.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
author: Anthropic
source: anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/operations/skills/risk-assessment
source_url: https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/8f8779a1681ea2f8dc697a6b3063d5e3e7f7460c/operations/skills/risk-assessment/SKILL.md
upstream-commit: 8f8779a1681ea2f8dc697a6b3063d5e3e7f7460c
original-name: risk-assessment
packaged-by: AutoGPT
packaged-on: '2026-09-25'
---
> Packaging adaptation by AutoGPT, 2026-09-25. Original authorship and licence are retained. Changes are limited to the recorded name, metadata and local references; see ATTRIBUTION.md in this package.
# Risk Assessment
Systematically identify, assess, and plan mitigations for operational risks.
## Risk Assessment Matrix
| | Low Impact | Medium Impact | High Impact |
|---|-----------|---------------|-------------|
| **High Likelihood** | Medium | High | Critical |
| **Medium Likelihood** | Low | Medium | High |
| **Low Likelihood** | Low | Low | Medium |
## Risk Categories
- **Operational**: Process failures, staffing gaps, system outages
- **Financial**: Budget overruns, vendor cost increases, revenue impact
- **Compliance**: Regulatory violations, audit findings, policy breaches
- **Strategic**: Market changes, competitive threats, technology shifts
- **Reputational**: Customer impact, public perception, partner relationships
- **Security**: Data breaches, access control failures, third-party vulnerabilities
## Risk Register Format
For each risk, document:
- **Description**: What could happen
- **Likelihood**: High / Medium / Low
- **Impact**: High / Medium / Low
- **Risk Level**: Critical / High / Medium / Low
- **Mitigation**: What we're doing to reduce likelihood or impact
- **Owner**: Who is responsible for managing this risk
- **Status**: Open / Mitigated / Accepted / Closed
## Output
Produce a prioritized risk register with specific, actionable mitigations. Focus on risks that are controllable and material.