Printable review checklist

Project risk review checklist.

Use a structured review to find delivery risk early and turn each concern into a named decision or action.

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Scope and outcomes

Confirm what success currently means.

Outcomes and acceptance criteria are understood.
Scope changes are recorded and approved.
Requirements with unresolved assumptions are visible.
The remaining estimate reflects the current scope.

Dates and dependencies

Test the path to the target date.

Milestones have accountable owners and realistic dates.
External and cross-team dependencies are confirmed.
Blocked work has an escalation owner and next action.
Critical work has enough time for review, quality, and release.

People and capacity

Check whether the required team is available.

Required roles and skills are covered.
Named people are not overbooked elsewhere.
Leave, schedules, and support responsibilities are included.
Single-person dependencies have a mitigation plan.
Open staffing requests have a required-by date.

Time and economics

Connect delivery risk with commercial impact.

Actual effort is compared with the current estimate.
Remaining cost and revenue assumptions are current.
Budget, cap, retainer, and milestone terms are understood.
Unapproved work and non-billable effort are visible.
Forecast margin changes have an owner and response.

Decision record

Turn every material risk into action.

State the evidence and likely effect.
Name the accountable owner.
Choose an avoid, reduce, transfer, accept, or monitor response.
Set the next review date and trigger.
Record who accepted any remaining exposure.