The classic process
Most frameworks describe the same loop:
- Identify risks.
- Assess their likelihood and impact.
- Plan a response: avoid, reduce, transfer or accept.
- Monitor and review as the project runs.
Where it breaks down
Risk registers are usually written at kickoff and updated rarely, so the risks that actually sink a project, such as a review stalled for a week or critical work with no owner, never make it onto the list.
A data-first approach
Worksynk monitors delivery risk continuously: a daily delivery confidence score per project, risk patterns such as reopened work and single-person concentration, and blocker tracking that shows what is blocked and who owns it.