You are an information technology (IT) intern working for the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) in Battle Creek, Michigan. DLIS is an organization within the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which is the largest logistics combat support agency for the Department of Defense. DLIS creates, manages, and disseminates logistics information to military and government customers using the latest technology. Senior management at DLIS decided that the existing risk management plan for the organization is out of date, and that a new risk management plan must be developed. Because of the importance of risk management to the organization, senior management is committed to and supportive of the project to develop a new plan. You have been assigned to develop this new plan.

Task 3: Risk Mitigation Plan

1. Senior management at DLIS decided that the risk manager and his/her team should continue and develop a risk mitigation plan based on inputs provided by the team in earlier project deliverables. Management has also allocated funds for a risk mitigation plan. Because of the importance of risk management to the organization, senior management is committed to and supportive of the project to develop a new plan. You have been assigned to develop this new plan.
   1. Develop an introduction to the plan explaining its purpose and importance.
   2. Create an outline for the completed Risk Mitigation plan.
   3. Define the scope and boundaries for the plan.
   4. Research and summarize Risk Mitigation approaches.
   5. Identify the key roles and responsibilities of individuals and departments within the organization as they pertain to Risk Mitigation.
   6. Develop a proposed schedule for the Risk Mitigation process.
   7. Create a professional report detailing the information above as an initial draft of the Risk Mitigation plan.