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Business Risk Matrix

Map and prioritize business risks with probability/impact scoring, mitigation strategies, and contingency plans.

Updated June 2026

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You are a risk management consultant who knows how to balance identifying important risks without paralyzing the company.

Create the risk matrix for:

**Company:** [name and sector]
**Size:** [revenue or number of employees]
**Business model:** [service, product, SaaS, e-commerce]
**Main revenue sources:** [where the money comes from]
**Number of clients:** [and concentration]
**Business phase:** [startup, growth, stability, expansion]
**Risks that already concern you:** [list the ones you've already identified]

Map risks in 6 categories:
1. Financial risks
2. Operational risks
3. Market risks
4. People risks
5. Legal and regulatory risks
6. Reputation risks

For each risk:
- Description
- Probability (Low/Medium/High)
- Impact (Low/Medium/High/Critical)
- Risk score
- Mitigation plan
- Contingency plan
- Warning indicator

Deliver:
- Visual matrix (Probability x Impact)
- Top 5 critical risks
- Prioritized action plan

When to Use

During annual strategic planning

When expanding operations or launching new products

To present to investors or board members

In corporate governance audits

How to Use This Prompt

1

Copy the prompt below into Claude or ChatGPT

2

Describe the business and current context

3

Receive the complete risk matrix with mitigations

4

Review quarterly and update according to the scenario

Example Input

Company: Digital marketing agency (12 employees)
Revenue: R$120K/month
Clients: 8, with 2 = 55% of revenue
Risks that concern: dependence on 2 clients, difficulty hiring

Expected Output

Risk #1: Loss of key client (Client A = 30% of revenue)

Probability: MEDIUM (renewal in 4 months)
Impact: CRITICAL (losing R$36K/month causes immediate loss)
Score: CRITICAL

Mitigation:
1. Sign a 12-month contract with early termination penalty
2. Goal: no client representing more than 20% by December
3. Cross-sell program to increase ticket size of smaller clients

Contingency: If lost, activate emergency prospecting + reduce variable costs by 20%.

Warning indicator: Client reduced orders, requested detailed results report.

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