User Guide

A feature-by-feature reference for using RiskRegisterPro

Dashboard

Your at-a-glance view of organizational risk.

•See your total risk count broken down by rating (Critical, High, Medium, Low, Minimal)
•Track the number of active controls currently protecting your organization
•Monitor pending mitigation actions that still need attention
•Spot risk trends over time so you can catch emerging problems early

Risks

Create, score, and track the risks facing your organization.

•Click 'Add Risk' to open the risk form: title, description, category, and owner are required
•Rate Inherent Likelihood and Inherent Impact on a 1-5 scale — the system multiplies them into a score (1-25)
•Scores map to a rating automatically: 20-25 Critical, 15-19 High, 10-14 Medium, 5-9 Low, 1-4 Minimal
•A risk moves through statuses over its life: Identified → Assessed → Mitigating → Monitoring → Closed (or Accepted, if you choose to accept the risk instead of mitigating it)
•Once you link Controls to a risk, its Residual score updates automatically to reflect how much those controls reduce the original exposure
•Use the History tab on a risk to see every past assessment and how the score has changed over time

Controls

Define the safeguards that reduce your risk exposure.

•Controls come in four types: Preventive (stops a risk from occurring), Detective (identifies when it occurs), Corrective (fixes issues afterward), and Directive (guides behavior to reduce risk)
•Open a control and use 'Link to Risk' to attach it to one or more risks, setting a mitigation percentage for each
•One control can be reused across multiple risks, each with its own independent mitigation percentage
•Track effectiveness rating and test frequency so you know when a control is due for review

Mitigations

Plan and track the action items that reduce a risk over time.

•From a risk's detail page, click 'Add Mitigation' to create an action plan with an owner, priority, and target completion date
•Priority levels — Critical, High, Medium, Low — help you decide what to work on first
•Move a mitigation through its lifecycle: Planned → In Progress → Completed
•Each mitigation shows its owner so accountability is clear at a glance

Reports

Turn your risk register into insights you can share.

Audit Log

A complete, tamper-evident history of who changed what.

•Every create, update, delete, export, and share action is recorded with the user, timestamp, and what changed
•Only organization admins and owners can view the Audit Log
•Visible to organization admins and owners on any plan — it's built for compliance and accountability reporting
•Filter by user, action type, or entity to find a specific change quickly

Team & Roles

Control who can see and do what in your organization.

•Invite teammates from the Team page — they receive an email invitation to join
•Owner: full access, including billing and the ability to delete the organization
•Admin: can manage organization settings, members, and all risks
•Risk Manager: can create, edit, and manage all risks and controls
•Contributor: can create and edit the risks they own
•Viewer: read-only access to risks and reports

Organization Settings

Configure your organization to match how your business works.

•Update your organization's name and details
•Create custom risk categories that match your industry (e.g. Financial, Operational, Cybersecurity)

Billing & Plans

Manage your subscription as your organization grows.

•The Billing page shows your current plan, status, and usage against your limits
•Plan limits are enforced automatically — you'll see a helpful message and an upgrade prompt if you hit a limit
•Click 'Upgrade' to move to a higher plan; your new limits and features apply immediately after payment

Check the FAQ on the Help page or contact support directly.