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A checklist is one of the best friends a Professional Project Manager can have. To Identify Risks, you want to remember all the Risks dealt with in your previous projects. That trusty checklist never forgets!

 

A Checklist for Risks is that list of things which can go wrong. When learning to fly an aeroplane I learned to think ahead of the things that could go wrong, and be prepared in advance. This was my Checklist for Risks.

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As a Professional Project Manager, start your own checklist. Began with a list of things gone wrong in previous projects. (We all have them!) As you Identify Risks, add to your Risk Checklist from every new project.

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Your Checklist will likely never contain all possible Risks, so remember to also use other methods of Risk Identification like Brainstorming, which helps engage your Stakeholders too!

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