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Corps Risk Analysis Gateway
This web site maintained by the Institute for Water Resources (IWR) is your gateway to understanding the Corps model for risk analysis including, assessing, managing and communicating risk, and includes information, guidance, applications and other resources.
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Displaying the Results of Alternatives Evaluation and Comparison: "Table of Effects"
This tip sheet developed by the USACE Plan Formulation Community of Practice provides examples of approaches to developing and displaying a "table of effects" in a USACE feasibility report, presenting the performance of each alternative, relative to the baseline, the study objectives, the four formulation and evaluation criteria, and any other screening or selection criteria used in the analyses. Teams are encouraged to use these examples and build off of them to best display the effects of alternatives in their feasibility reports, including by using available editable examples tables and editable example diagrams.
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Displaying the Results of Alternatives Evaluation and Comparison: "Table of Effects" - Working Example Diagrams
This PowerPoint file contains working examples of editable "Table of Effects" diagrams for use by study teams.
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Displaying the Results of Alternatives Evaluation and Comparison: "Table of Effects" - Working Example Tables
This Word file contains working examples of editable "Table of Effects" tables for use by study teams.
- Implementing Risk Informed Decision Making in Planning Webinar
This webinar aims to ensure participants understand how Risk Informed Planning
enables USACE to deliver on its commitments. The deck provides additional detail
on how the recent Director's Policy Memorandum (2018-05) supports
implementation of risk informed decision making in the planning phase. Together
with the presentations "Risk 101 - Common Understanding of Enterprise Risk
Management and Risk Informed Decision Making in Planning" and "Risk Informed
Planning Tools for Project Delivery Teams", this series describes how the Corps of
Engineers is operationalizing risk-informed decision making in planning project
delivery.
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e-Risk Register Tool
 The e-Risk Register is an online tool designed by the USACE Institute for Water Resources to assess, manage, and view project risks in a consistent and integrated manner across Civil works project lifecycles. Training on use of the e-Risk Register website, including how to add new projects and how to find current and legacy APT projects, is available through the "Need Help?" link within the Tool.
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Planning Manual Part II: Risk-Informed Planning
The Planning Manual Part II: Risk Informed Planning documents the state of the practice in risk-informed planning for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Planning Community of Practice. It is a continuation of the original Planning Manual, published by the USACE Institute for Water Resources in 1996.
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Planning Quick Takes: Timely Topics for Risk-Informed Planning Studies - Version 2.0
Planning Quick Takes: Timely Topics for Risk-Informed Planning Studies is intended for all USACE planners, whether novice, journeyman, or senior, who may benefit from learning about the various tools and techniques that can collectively be used to facilitate the iterative six-step risk-informed planning process. Formerly known as the Planning Mentor Handbook, Planning Quick Takes provides a summary of many risk-informed planning concepts, including examples and references to other sources for more detail.
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Principles of Risk Analysis for Water Resources
This report represents an effort to document the state of the practice in risk analysis for use by US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Transparent and defensible analysis provides a critical piece of information for decision making. It is incumbent on the analyst to inform others about sources and validity of all the data, models, and assumptions that are part of the analysis. The analyst must also acknowledge and highlight the key uncertainties by reporting a range of values with their likelihoods when possible. Additionally, the impacts of uncertainty on the results, and the overall confidence in the values of decision variables presented to decision makers must be part of any decision document.
- Risk 101 - Common Understanding of Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Informed Decision Making in Planning Webinar
This webinar aims to develop a high-level common understanding of the goals of
implementing an Enterprise Risk Management System at the Corps of Engineers,
and specifically about applying to risk management to planning activities to
improve project delivery. The presentation covers how the Planning Community of
Practice is applying recent direction from the Director of Civil Works to
operationalize risk in delivering an effective and efficient Civil Works Planning
Program. The presentation reinforces that the tenets of enterprise risk
management have are a cornerstone of SMART Planning (the "R" in SMART is
"Risk-Informed"). Together with the presentations "Risk Informed Planning Tools
for Project Delivery Teams" and "Implementing Risk Informed Decision Making in
Planning", this series describes how the Corps of Engineers is operationalizing
risk- informed decision making in planning project delivery.
- Risk Informed Planning Tools for Project Delivery Teams Webinar
This webinar aims to orient planning project delivery teams to risk informed
planning tools, including rapid iteration and the risk register. The deck provides
links for more information about these tools that teams will find useful. Together
with the presentations "Risk 101 - Common Understanding of Enterprise Risk
Management and Risk Informed Decision Making in Planning" and "Implementing
Risk Informed Decision Making in Planning", this series describes how the Corps of
Engineers is operationalizing risk- informed decision making in planning project
delivery.
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Scoping Guide for Civil Works Planning Studies
This guide highlights some of the key procedures, processes, and guidance that a study team should use during the initial scoping phase of a study, which is generally the first 90 to 120 days from the execution of the Feasibility Cost Share Agreement (FCSA). It especially highlights best practices for collaboration during initial scoping, which is critical for a study's success during this fast-paced timeframe when the foundation of the study is being developed. It also outlines best practices for confirming, refining, and adjusting the scope throughout the study. The guide does not discuss the process required in law for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping.
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