When you create a risk action against a mitigation strategy
or contingency plan, you can create a work item that is related to
that risk action. For example, if you face the risk of attrition,
you might create a risk action against attrition and then create a
related work item, such as a work item to conduct interviews.
Before you begin
Use the Risk Management viewlet
to perform this task. In the navigation bar, click Work,
and click the Risk tab.
Before
you can list a risk action and work item, create a risk
strategy.
About this task
To create a risk action and a work item for the action:
Procedure
- From the WBS tree, select the project. Risks
created under the project are displayed in the top pane of the viewlet.
- Select a risk.
- In the Strategies section, select a strategy for which
to create a risk action.
- In the Actions section, click the Add icon
.
- Name the action item, enter the estimated cost and duration
for the action item, and click Save.
- In the Actions column, hover the mouse pointer over the
action and click the Create a work item for the action icon
.
- Select the work item type.
- Click Save. A work
item with a unique ID is generated for the risk action.
Note: The
work item is created by using the summary and duration that are defined
in the risk action. After, the action summary is saved, it cannot
be edited in the Risk Management viewlet. If you change the work item
in another viewlet and save the changes, the changes are reflected
in the Risk Management viewlet.
What to do next
To delete a risk action, in the Actions column, hover
the mouse pointer over the action, click the
Delete icon

,
and click
Save.
Note: You cannot delete risk
actions that are associated with work items.