# Risk Assessment

> Identify and manage architectural risks using risk matrices and mitigation strategies.

- Skill: `sethdford/risk-assessment` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add sethdford/risk-assessment`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/sethdford/risk-assessment/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: sethdford (https://skillmd.com/u/sethdford)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/sethdford/risk-assessment

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# Risk Assessment

Identify, prioritize, and mitigate architectural risks through systematic assessment and planning.

## Instructions

1. **Identify Risks**: Technical, operational, business, market risks
2. **Assess**: Likelihood and impact for each
3. **Prioritize**: Focus on high likelihood × high impact risks
4. **Mitigate**: Strategies to reduce risk (accept, mitigate, avoid, transfer)
5. **Monitor**: Track risk status throughout project

## Anti-Patterns

- **No Risk Planning**: "Hope it works." Result: surprised when problems appear. **Guard**: Explicit risk matrix.
- **Ignoring Mitigation**: Identify risk but don't plan response. **Guard**: Every risk has mitigation strategy.

## Further Reading

- _Risk Management in Software Architecture_