Technical, quality, or performance riskssuch as reliance on unproven or complex technology, unrealistic performance goals, changes to the technology used or to industry standards during the project. Project-management riskssuch as poor allocation of time and resources, inadequate quality or the project plan. poor use of project management disciplines. Organizational riskssuch as cost. time. and scope objectives that are internally inconsistent, lack of prioritization ofprojects, inadequacy or interruption of funding, and resource conicts with other projects in the organization. External riskssuch as shitting legal or regulatory en vironment, labor issues, changing owner priorities, country risk, and weather. Force majeure risks such as earthquakes, oods, and civil unrest generally require disaster recovery actions rather than risk management