Posted By J Knight This is a very big question, and needs quite a bit of thought. A start can be found by looking at http://www.mindtools.com...s/article/newTMC_07.htm; this gives a fairly exhaustive list of top level risk categories. But that really is only a start. Qualititative techniques could include FMEA or a modified HAZOPS, Delphi analysis, or Stepladder discussions . For quantitative techniques two I would think of Cash Flow at Risk, Net Present Value and just plain simple plucking numbers out of the air and sticking them in a matrix. It's a big subject, there is more information including a freely downloadable and widely accepted Risk Management Standard on the IRM website (www.theirm.org), and there is also an Association for Project Management which seems to have a lot of resources on its website, John