Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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Qualitative Risk Assessment

Qualitative risk assessment is the process of identifying risks and analyzing the impact they would have on a project. Project managers can prioritize risk as per probability and impact while detecting the main areas of risk exposure and improving understanding of project risks.

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