Risk identification
Types of risks in organizations:
Strategic : positioning, competition, dependencies
Financial : budget, cash flow, unexpected costs
Operational : processes, resources, quality, timelines
Technological : outages, technical debt, integrations
People : skills, turnover, communication
Contractual : commitments, penalties, disputes
PESTEL :
Political : regulations, government policies
Economic : inflation, funding, market conditions
Sociocultural : trends, user behavior
Technological : obsolescence, cybersecurity, dependencies
Environmental : regulations, environmental impact
Legal : GDPR, data protection law, labor law, IP
Lessons learned from similar projects :
past mistakes
repeatable successes
SWOT:
internal strengths
weaknesses
growth opportunities
external threats
Critical external dependencies :
critical suppliers
key partners
third-party infrastructure