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 Matrix. Risk boards can be created by any user.

To open a risk board, select the Risks entry in the Jira main navigation bar and select the board by name. If the board’s name does not appear under Recent Boards, then select View All Boards and select the board from that list.

Risk Board configuration and the actions to manage Risk Boards are explained in the sections below.

Risk Board Configuration

General Options

Option	Explanation	Notes
Name	The unique name of a board.
Administrators	The users are allowed to modify the board.
Projects	The list of projects whose risks are included in the board.
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.	Users are allowed to override the display columns.

Risk Matrix Options

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	How the risk levels are distributed in the cells of the matrix.

Risk Board Management

Purpose	Action
Create a risk board	Select the Risks entry in the Jira main navigation bar. Select View All Boards. Select Create Board. Set the following options: Name: the name of the board. Projects: the list of projects whose risks and measures are to be included in the board. Select Create.
Delete a risk board	Select the Risks entry in the Jira main navigation bar. Select View All Boards. Select Delete in the entry for the board. Select Delete in the confirmation dialog.
Configure the general options of a risk board	Open the board. Select Configure in the upper right. Select the General tab and specify the general configuration options, as explained in the previous section. Select Save.	The board’s configuration options can also be accessed directly from the list of boards by selecting Configure in the entry for a board.
Add a risk matrix to a risk board	Open the board. Select Configure in the upper right. Select the Risk Matrix tab. 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.
Delete a board’s risk matrix	Open the board. Select Configure in the upper right. Select the Risk Matrix tab. Select Delete in the entry for the matrix. Select Delete in the confirmation dialog.