Risk Boards
Overview
A Risk Board allows users to manage risks of multiple projects together in one place. It is ideal for Program Managers, Portfolio Managers, or Enterprise Risk Managers who need to manage risks from various projects in one view.
A Risk Board provides the same features for risk management as those for an individual project - namely the Risk Register, Risk Matrix, and Top Risks. 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.
The Risk Board configuration and the actions to manage Risk Boards are explained in the sections below.
Risk Board Configuration
General Options
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Name | The unique name of a board. |
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Administrators | The users are allowed to modify the board. |
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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 Options
Option | Explanation |
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Name | The name of a matrix. |
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x-axis | The name of the field to be used for the x-axis of the matrix, along with the low and high values. |
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y-axis | The name of the field to be used for the x-axis of the matrix, along with the low and high values. |
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Risk Level | The levels of estimated risk and how to display them in the cells of the matrix. |
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Matrix Layout | How the risk levels are distributed in the cells of the matrix. |
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Quick Filter Options
Option | Explanation |
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Name | The name of a quick filter. |
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JQL | The JQL query for filtering the board’s risk register and reports. |
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Description | The description of the quick filter. |
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Risk Board Management
Purpose | Action | Note |
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Create a risk board |
| 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 by selecting Configure in the board entry. |
Add a risk matrix to a risk board |
| To understand how risk matrices are created and managed see Managing Risk Matrices. |
Edit a board’s risk matrix |
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Delete a board’s risk matrix |
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Add a quick filter to a risk board |
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Edit a board’s quick filter |
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Delete a board’s quick filter |
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