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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)

A hierarchical representation of potential sources of risk.

Definition

An RBS groups risk sources into categories such as technical, management, commercial, and external, helping teams identify risks systematically.

Example

Under 'External' the RBS lists regulatory, market, weather, and supplier risks.

Exam tip

RBS categorizes risk sources; do not confuse it with resource breakdown structure, which shares the acronym.

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