Risk Assessment Template

Example risk assessment template and completion guide

Here’s a risk assessment template you can start using right now to help evaluate, order and prioritize your risks so you can take action.

Get your risk assessment template

Add your details below and I’ll send you Google Sheets and Excel versions of the template.

It’s simple, robust and gives you the choice of two methodologies and custom categories. Plus it does the fiddly work for you by auto-calculating values and shading the results to reflect the risk severity.

Plus. I’ll send you my 5-day mini risk assessment course to help you plan your assessment and set yourself up for success.

Example risk assessment template and completion guide

The template is fully customizable and comes with a complete set of instructions so you can get to work right away.

I’ve used this type of risk assessment template hundreds of times for everything from a quick and dirty table-top review to a weeks-long country assessment.

If you’re looking for a simple risk assessment template, this is what you need.


But wait. Before you start filling in a spreadsheet, you need to make sure you’re set up for success.

Here’s how

Setting Your Risk Assessment up for Success

Hopefully you’ve already planned out your assessment and are ready to complete the risk assessment template. But if not, let’s roll things back for a moment to make sure it’s going to give you what you need. Take a second to review the three steps below and, if you aren’t ready to move on, use the resources listed to help you out.

Get your risk assessment template

Add your details below and I’ll send you Google Sheets and Excel versions of the template.

Plus. I’ll send you my 5-day mini risk assessment course to help you plan your assessment and set yourself up for success.