Overview
A risk board gathers the risks of multiple projects together and provides the same features for risk management as those for an individual project - namely the Risk Register and Risk RatrixRisk Board Configuration
General OptionsOption | Explanation | Notes |
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Name | The unique name of a board. | |
Administrators | The users are allowed to modify the board. | |
Projects | The list of projects whose |
risks and associated measures are included in the board. | The individual configuration of each project determines which issues count as risks, which issues count as measures and the link types used to associate measures with risks, and thus determines which issues are included in the board. See Understanding Risk Schemes. | |
Board Sub-query | The JQL query further limits the subset of issues shown in the board’s Risk Register, Risk Matrix (and Comparison), Top Risks, and related Dashboard Gadgets. | If left empty, the issues shown in the board will only be based on the project risk scheme configurations. ORDER BY clauses are ignored. |
Risk Default Columns | The default list of risk fields to be displayed as columns in the board’s Risk Register. | Users are allowed to override the display columns. |
Measure Default Columns | The default list of measure fields to be displayed as columns in the board’s Risk Register. | |
Risk Matrix |
The following table shows the options for an individual matrix, of which there may be many in a board.
Option
Explanation
Name
The name of a matrix.
x-axis
The name of the field to be used for the x-axis of the matrix, along with the low and high values.
y-axis
The name of the field to be used for the x-axis of the matrix, along with the low and high values.
Risk Level
The levels of estimated risk and how to display them in the cells of the matrix.
Matrix Layout
Quick Filters |
Risk Board Management
Purpose | Action | Note |
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Create a risk board |
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| You can only selects projects where you have Browse Project rights. |
Delete a risk board |
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Configure the |
risk board |
| The board’s configuration |
can also be accessed directly from |
View All Boards or by accessing Risk Management in the Jira project sidebar, then selecting Configure in the board entry |
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Add |
, Edit, and Delete risk matrices for the risk board |
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Select Add Matrix and specify the matrix configuration options, as explained in the previous section.
Select Save.
Edit a board’s risk matrix
Open the board.
Select Configure in the upper right.
Select the Risk Matrix tab.
Select Edit Matrix in the entry for the matrix and modify the matrix configuration options, as explained in the previous section.
Select Save.
Select Delete in the entry for the matrix.
To understand how risk matrices are created and managed see Managing Risk Matrices. | |
Add, Edit, and Delete quick filters for a risk board |
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| To understand how risk matrices are created and managed see Managing Quick Filters. |