Which document is used to capture identified risks, their characteristics, and planned responses?

• A. Risk Register
• B. Issue Log
• C. Assumption Log
• D. Change Log

Answer: (A)

The risk register is the document that serves as the project-wide repository for all identified risks, their characteristics, and the planned responses. It captures essential details such as risk description, potential causes, probability, impact, priority, triggers, owner, current status, and the chosen response strategy (avoid, transfer, mitigate, or accept) along with any contingency plans. This register is created during risk identification and is updated throughout the project as risks are analyzed and responses are implemented, making it the go-to source for monitoring how risk exposure changes and how responses are progressing. Other logs track different facets of the project—an issue log records problems that arise, an assumption log documents assumptions and constraints, and a change log tracks changes to baselines—so they don’t serve the same purpose as the risk register.