#testing ## Risk level The risk level $RL$ is determined by impact $I$ and likelihood $L$: $RL = I × L$ It can be visualized in a matrix like so: × | Low likelihood (1) | Medium likelihood (2) | High likelihood (3) ---|---|---|---| **Low impact (1)** | 1 | 2 | 3 **Medium impact (2)** | 2 | 4 | 6 **High impact (3)** | 3 | 6 | 9 I have used characters A - E until now (4 = C), but using the numbers makes more sense (saw the number-using matrix in [[Book - Fundamentals of Software Architecture]]). - 1, 2: Low risk level - 3, 4: Medium risk level - 6, 9: High risk level