Core Concepts
Core Concepts
Risk Management for Jira is built from a small number of objects. Once you know what each one owns, every settings screen in the app becomes predictable — and most questions about where do I configure this? answer themselves.
Read this section before you configure anything. It is also the fastest way to bring a new administrator up to speed.
In this section
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| How the pieces fit together | The objects the app is built from, and the four layers of configuration. |
| Workspaces and registers | What each one is for, and which settings live where. |
| Risk scoring explained | Inherent, residual and target scores. Dimensions, factors, weights and bands. |
| Assets, fields and factors | Three things that sound similar and do completely different jobs. |
New to risk management? Start with Risk scoring explained. Everything else in the app exists to produce, justify or act on a risk score.