Risk Assessment Resources

Risk-informed decision making is about understanding potential impacts, implementing reasonable safeguards, and making thoughtful decisions about how to move forward. 

The D.U.C.K. Process

We designed the D.U.C.K Risk Assessment Tool to help you look ahead, check for risks, and find useful resources while planning your project or event. 

  • Detect Concerns: Spot potential risks
  • Understand Impacts: See how likely a risk is and what could happen
  • Control Risks: Apply practical risk controls and plans
  • Keep Monitoring Track your activities, look at the results, and save lessons learned.
     

Plan Ahead 

Before you launch a project, travel, or host a university event, use this tool to map out your risks and ways to reduce, share or avoid them.

D.U.C.K Risk Assessment Tool

Post Activity

The after-action review is designed to help you capture lessons learned, what worked or didn't and turn real-world outcomes into better future planning.

D.U.C.K Reflection & After-Action Review


If you would like assistance using the D.U.C.K. tools or evaluating a specific activity, Risk Management & Insurance is available to provide guidance. email:riskmanagement@uoregon.edu