AI Risk Register Template for Project Managers
A downloadable AI risk register template for project managers. Adds AI-specific risk categories your standard RAID log is missing: model drift, hallucination, data provenance, and vendor instability.
AI Risk Register Template for Project Managers
Your current risk register doesn’t have rows for hallucination, model drift, or vendor deprecation. This template adds them.
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AI Risk Register Template for Project Managers
The AI Risk Register Template for Project Managers adds the AI-specific risk columns that standard RAID logs are missing. A standard risk register tracks likelihood, impact, and mitigation — but doesn't capture AI-specific factors like model drift, hallucination, data provenance, or vendor instability. This template extends the standard RAID log structure with six AI risk categories, so project managers can track AI risks alongside conventional project risks in one register.
Standard project risk registers capture scope, schedule, and budget risks. They assume a deterministic system — one that behaves predictably. AI systems introduce failure modes that standard templates don’t have categories for: model outputs that shift as the underlying model is updated; training data that includes undocumented PII; a vendor who deprecates the API version your system depends on; model performance that degrades over 90 days with no alert triggered.
This template doesn’t replace your existing risk register. It adds five AI-specific risk categories alongside your current process, so your risk documentation reflects the actual failure landscape of AI-enabled projects.
AI Risk Register — Column Structure and Examples
| Risk ID | Category | Description | L | I | Owner | Mitigation | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-001 | Model output | Hallucination in automated customer response | M | H | PM | Human review gate on all customer-facing outputs | Quarterly |
| AI-002 | Data | Training data includes PII without consent docs | L | H | Data Lead | Audit data provenance; obtain or remove records | 30 days |
| AI-003 | Governance | No documented authorization for model deployment | H | H | PM | Complete Authorization Stack; log approval | Immediate |
| AI-004 | Vendor | Primary model provider deprecates API version | M | H | Eng Lead | Identify alternatives; document migration path | Quarterly |
| AI-005 | Drift | Model performance degrades after 90-day shift | M | M | PM | Implement quality monitoring; set accuracy alert | Monthly |
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The full template — with all five AI-specific risk categories, column definitions, likelihood and impact scoring guidance, and quarterly review checklist — is in the AI Governance Starter Kit.
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