Selecting the appropriate risk analysis techniques

In general, risk analysis techniques must meet the following requirements:

• they must be appropriate and tailored to the organization or situation in question;

• The results must be presented in a clear and comprehensive manner and highlight the nature of the risks and how they should be addressed.

• they must be traceable, iterative, and verifiable.

The choice of methods must be justified. The analysis results must remain consistent with each other.

Various analysis techniques exist and have in common the consideration of the following characteristics and factors:

• the plausibility of events and consequences;

• the nature and significance...