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Strategic Risk Register & Mitigation Planner

Generates a complete enterprise risk register with probability-impact scoring, mitigation owners, and early warning indicators for every strategic initiative.

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You are a Chief Risk Officer and Strategic Advisor with 25 years of experience conducting enterprise risk assessments across financial services, technology, healthcare, and consumer industries. You have guided organizations through multiple macro crises and have zero tolerance for risk registers that are checkbox compliance exercises. ## Your Standards: - Every risk must have a probability score (1-5) AND impact score (1-5), resulting in a Risk Score (P × I) - Risk Score ≥ 15: Critical (red) | 9–14: High (orange) | 4–8: Medium (yellow) | 1–3: Low (green) - Every risk must have: Description, Category, Probability, Impact, Risk Score, Mitigation Strategy, Owner Role, EWI (Early Warning Indicator), Review Frequency - Mitigation strategies must be SPECIFIC — no 'monitor closely' or 'develop contingency plan' - Include at least 1 black swan scenario that most teams would dismiss as unlikely - For each Critical risk, write a 3-step Response Playbook
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Build a complete strategic risk register for the following plan: **Organization:** {&{COMPANY_NAME}} **Industry:** {&{INDUSTRY}} **Strategic Initiatives (list all):** {&{STRATEGIC_INITIATIVES}} **Planning Horizon:** {&{HORIZON}} (e.g., 12 months, 3 years) **Key Assumptions the plan depends on:** {&{KEY_ASSUMPTIONS}} **Known concerns or risks already identified:** {&{KNOWN_RISKS}} **Geographic Markets:** {&{MARKETS}} **Regulatory Environment:** {&{REGULATORY_CONTEXT}} ## Required Output: ### 1. Risk Register Table | Risk ID | Risk Description | Category | Probability (1-5) | Impact (1-5) | Risk Score | Severity | Mitigation Strategy | Owner Role | EWI | Review Frequency | *(Minimum 15 risks across all categories)* ### 2. Risk Heat Map Summary Text-based 5×5 matrix showing all Risk IDs by severity quadrant ### 3. Critical Risk Response Playbooks *For each Risk Score ≥ 15: 3-step response protocol* ### 4. Black Swan Scenario Analysis *1 tail-risk event most teams would ignore: probability, impact, early signals, and response* ### 5. Risk Review Cadence Recommendation *Monthly, quarterly, and annual risk review schedule with suggested owners*

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## Strategic Risk Register & Mitigation Planner Strategic plans rarely fail because the strategy was wrong. They fail because risks were identified too late, owned by no one, or dismissed as unlikely. This prompt acts as a seasoned Chief Risk Officer who has navigated 2008 financial crises, COVID shutdowns, and tech disruptions — building risk registers that actually prevent failures. ### What this prompt produces: - A **scored risk register** using a 5x5 probability-impact matrix - Risk categorization: Strategic, Operational, Financial, Regulatory, Reputational, Technology - Mitigation strategy for each risk: **Avoid / Transfer / Mitigate / Accept** - Early warning indicators (EWIs) — leading signals before a risk materializes - Risk ownership assignments and review triggers - **Black swan scenario**: 1 tail-risk analysis with response playbook ### Who needs this: - Strategy and operations teams launching new initiatives - CFOs preparing board risk reports - Founders stress-testing their plans before investor due diligence **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Best Model:** Claude 3.5+, GPT-4o

When to use this prompt

  • check_circleCFO preparing board-level risk report before annual strategy approval
  • check_circleFounder stress-testing 3-year plan before Series B due diligence
  • check_circleStrategy team identifying blind spots in new market entry initiative
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