# Risk Register Template, Free to Fill Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/risk-register List what could go wrong, how likely and how bad, who owns it and what you will do about it. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/risk-register) ### Risk register: Website relaunch **Owner:** Lucas Ferreira, Project Manager **Version date:** 10 March 2027 **Next full review:** 7 April 2027 ## How risks are scored Likelihood 1 to 5 (1 rare, 5 almost certain). Impact 1 to 5 (1 small, 5 severe). Score = likelihood x impact. 15 or more is high. ## Open risks | No. | Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Owner | What we will do | Status | | 1 | Key person is ill or leaves | 2 | 4 | Lucas | Share the work with a second person | Open | | 2 | Old pages lose search rankings | 4 | 4 | Hannah | Redirect every old page | Open | ## Accepted risks R3: if the date moves, the cost is small and we accept it. ## Closed since the last version R0 The supplier contract was late. It was signed on 2 March. ## How to keep it useful Review the register at a regular meeting, not only when something goes wrong. Each risk has one owner. Add new risks as soon as someone spots them, and close a risk only when it can no longer happen or its response is complete. Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Plans and reports ## What this template is for A risk register for a project or business: each risk, its likelihood and impact, owner, response and review date. Fill it in online, then Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all Plans and reports templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/plans-reports) Plans and reports ## What you fill in The form asks for 8 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Project, team or business For example: Website relaunch - ### Register owner For example: Lucas Ferreira, Project Manager - ### Date of this version For example: 10 March 2027 - ### How you score Say the scale so everyone scores the same way. For example: Likelihood 1 to 5 (1 rare, 5 almost certain). Impact 1 to 5 (1 small, 5 severe). Score = likelihood x impact. 15 or more is high. - ### Risks One row for each risk. Likelihood and impact are scored from 1 (low) to 5 (high). For example: 1 | Key person is ill or leaves | 2 | 4 | Lucas | Share the work with a second person | Open 2 | Old pages lose search rankings | 4 | 4 | Hannah | Redirect every old page | Open - ### Risks you have decided to accept optional For example: R3: if the date moves, the cost is small and we accept it. - ### Risks closed since the last version optional For example: R0 The supplier contract was late. It was signed on 2 March. - ### Next full review For example: 7 April 2027 Plans and reports ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 How risks are scored - 2 Open risks - 3 Accepted risks - 4 Closed since the last version - 5 How to keep it useful Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=risk-register) ### Was this template helpful? Plans and reports ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 8 details, starting with Project, team or business, Register owner, Date of this version, How you score, Risks. 2 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. 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