FHWA Risk Management Tools for Major Projects
This summary indicates known risks and management actions to minimize risks on major projects during the environmental phase and provides a template of questions to ask with a sample project.
MDT Risk Management Policy
Montana DOT’s project risk guidance has two phases: the nomination phase evaluative and the project development phase.
NDOT Risk Management and Risk Based Cost Estimation Guidelines
This manual serves as a risk management process for Nevada DOT as project teams develop cost estimates and schedules.
MnDOT Project Risk Management
This policy guide describes MnDOT’s 6 steps to risk management.
MnDOT Risk Management Process
This process document describes the high level process and asks specific questions to manage project risk. It also has links to MnDOT’s more detailed tools for each step.
FDOT Risk Management Process
This process document outlines 14 pages of FDOT’s process for evaluating risks, including examples and strategies for risk response.
ODOT Project Risk Management Process
This process document, modeled after WSDOT, describes the requirements for all STIP projects in managing scope, schedule, and budget risks. It details organizational structure.
NJDOT Risk Management Flow Chart Infographic
This simplistic flow chart describes a simplified process of how to manage risk at the beginning phase of project development.
Utility Risk Assessment Plan Sheet Example
This sample plan sheet helps to identify potential utility focused risks and how to outline them in a plan sheet.
Office for Coastal Management Best Practices for Risk Communication
This best practice guide offers practical advice for how to communicate risks internally and externally.
WSDOT Project Risk Management Guide
This process document outlines how to plan for risk, a template, as well as workshop guides.
WSDOT Risk Management Performance Template
This is a PDF template outlining accountability for workshop outcomes including $ values of threats and opportunities. This ties to the WSDOT Project Risk Management Guide.
FDOT Risk Management Plan
This outlines a formal document used on projects identified as high-range risk.
FDOT Risk Based Graded Approach Worksheet and Guidelines
This links to the guidance and the tool for FDOT’s risk calculator.
NJDOT Risk Register
This is one example of a simple risk register for a standard project.
MnDOT Risk Register
MnDOT has a detailed risk register with instructions, examples, and guidance tables.
UDOT Risk Worksheet
UDOT has a smart risk register with macros to organize the risks by project phase.
CFL Risk Register Template
This is a risk register used by USDOT Federal Lands Highways during project delivery. This is a simple version with generic instructions applicable across multiple process types.
NCHRP 986 Tool - Risk Workbook and Risk Library
This is a simple project risk assessment tool applicable to a wide variety of project types and processes.
Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Risk Management Intro, Memo, Process, Quick Guide, and Excel Workbook
The Risk Management Page outlines each document related to the Project Risk Management process as well as the tools used to evaluate risk.
