This week, we will focus on the Identify Risks process. This discussion will help you understand how the risk register is created.

Review the example on the Getta Byte - New Billing System Project ScheduleLinks to an external site.Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader presented in the Week 4 Lesson. Select one of the project tasks (i.e., task name), identify the risk you might encounter in the execution of the task, and describe the root cause of the risk and the risk impact on the project objectives (i.e., cost, schedule, quality.). Example are listed below.

1. Task WBS index: 1.4.3
2. Task Name: Transfer data
3. Risk Identified: Network capacity
4. Risk Root Cause Description: Failure during uploads due to low bandwidth
5. Risk Impact: Project delays and budget overrun
6. Risk Owner: Network services