Risk analysis provides an opportunity for the business analyst to identify and understand hazards, vulnerabilities, and threats that could impact negatively on the business. Using this information, an organization can then prioritize expenditure and effort on risk mitigation and control strategies.

Here’s one of the best checklist templates in doc format to layout Risk Management processes within your organization. It is very detailed and lists down a lot of pointers to cover all aspects of Risk analysis.

The benefits realization plan outlines the activities needed to achieve the planned benefits of the project. The plan identifies the timeline, tools, and resources necessary to ensure the benefits are fully realized over time. This template provides a guide to help project managers develop a benefits realization plan. Additional sections may be added or removed according to the specific business circumstance and need.

Benefits Maps are an important communication mechanism to help generate stakeholder consensus and commitment. They can also be utilized to identify the components required to generate benefits, including the key activities and outputs required, their alignment with organizational strategy, and any assumptions, interdependencies, and risks associated with their delivery. The attached template is to help BAs develop a pictorial representation of the value proposition of a project.