Submitting Program Risks

Program risks are risks submitted against a program directly.

In this topic:

Submitting program risks from Program Overview page

You can create program risks in Program Overview page only when the following requirements are met:

• Risk request type is specified in program settings.
• Risk health tracking is enabled in program settings.

1. Scroll to the Risks section, and click Add above the risk table.

   The create new request page opens.

2. Fill in the request information.

3. Click Submit.

   The program risk of the request type specified by Risk Request Type is created and added immediately in the Risks section.

Submitting program risks from the menu

1. From the menu bar, select Create > Program Risk.

2. Provide information in all required fields and any optional information you want to associate with this risk.

   Field Name	Description
   Summary Section
   Created By	Read-only. Resource who created the risk.
   Department	The department to which the risk is applied.
   Sub-Type	Classifies the risk in more detail.
   Workflow	Required. Assigns the process that defines the path that the request follows. It is automatically provided.
   Request Status	Read-only. Indicator of the current state of the risk.
   Priority	The priority of the risk.
   Application	The application to which the risk is applied.
   Contact Name	Full name of the contact for this risk.
   Assigned To	The resource to which the risk is assigned.
   Assigned Group	The security group to which the risk is assigned.
   Contact Phone	Read-only. Phone number of the contact for the risk.
   Request Group	The request group which the risk uses.
   Contact Email	Read-only. Email address of the contact for the risk.
   Description	A description of the risk.
   Program Reference Section
   Program	Required. The program associated with the risk.
   Program Risk Section
   Risk Impact Level	Required. Select a value to indicate risk severity. The risk impact level is used in analyzing risk activity and calculating risk resolution time. For more information, see Analyzing Risk Activity and Analyzing Risk Resolution Time.
   Probability	Required. Select a value to indicate the estimated likelihood that the risk can occur.
   Notes Section: Add Notes
   Notes to be added on save	Additional information to record about the program risk.
   References Section: Reference Additions
   New Reference	Reference(s) to add to the program risk. See step 4 for more information.

3. To add a reference to the risk:

   1. Expand the References section.

   2. In the New Reference list, select a reference to add.

   3. Click Add.

   4. Add the reference.

   5. Click OK.

   6. In the Reference Program Window, click Add.

   At the bottom of the Create New Program Risk Page, the References to be added on Save field displays the name of the reference you selected.

4. Click Submit.

   It begins to move through its workflow toward resolution.