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Review open risks in the Forward Look dashboard

Use the Forward Look Open Risks widget to review, filter and refresh the list of current project risks and their potential impact.

Audience

This guide is designed for project manager.

Steps​

Step 1: Open the Forward Look Open Risks widget​

Navigate to the Forward Look section of the dashboard and locate the Open Risks widget showing a card with key risk statistics and a list of risk items.

Open the Forward Look Open Risks widget

Step 2: Review the summary of open risks​

At the top of the widget, review the summary figures for total open risks, proactive vs reactive risks, and overall estimated and expected financial impact to understand the current risk exposure.

Review the summary of open risks

Step 3: Inspect individual risk items​

Scroll through the list of risks in the widget to see each item’s reference, title, nature, type, category, stage, likelihood, impact, expected value, proximity, risk owner and associated project.

Inspect individual risk items

Step 4: Highlight high-likelihood and high-impact risks​

Use the visual indicators and styling within the list to quickly identify risks with high likelihood, high impact or imminent proximity so you can prioritise follow-up actions.

Highlight high-likelihood and high-impact risks

Step 5: Filter and focus on specific risk groups​

Use the filter controls in the widget header to focus on risks by type, category, stage or other available dimensions and narrow the view to what is most relevant to your current review.

Filter and focus on specific risk groups

Step 6: Refresh the open risks data​

Select the refresh control in the widget header to reload the risk data from the latest system information, ensuring you are reviewing the most up-to-date open risks.

Refresh the open risks data

Last updated: 2026-07-16