Enterprise Risk Register Skill

When to Use

• During enterprise pursuits with multiple high-stakes dependencies.

• Preparing executive updates or steering committee reviews.

• Handing off deals between pursuit phases or regions.

Framework

• Risk Catalog – categorize by workstream (value, product, legal, security, executive, finance).

• Scoring – likelihood x impact, color-coded with thresholds for escalation.

• Mitigation Plan – define owner, action, due date, and supporting resources.

• Watchlist & Escalation – highlight items nearing deadlines or requiring CRO/exec attention.

• Retrospective – update playbooks with resolved risks + guidance.

Templates

• Risk register table (risk, category, score, owner, mitigation, status).

• Weekly summary slide for executive steering meetings.

• Escalation request form with context + proposed action.

Tips

• Keep risk statements precise (impact + trigger) to aid decision-making.

• Default to weekly updates; high-risk deals may require twice-weekly cadences.

• Align scoring with pursuit-governance to maintain consistent reporting.