Technology Element Risk Analysis

A computer program product to perform risk analysis, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage device having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processor to:

• identify one or more functional items that comprise an entity, and evaluate each of the functional items against a plurality of criteria;
• assign a numerical value to each of the criteria evaluated;
• assess a risk priority number to each of the functional items, the risk priority number based on a combination of the numerical value for each of the plurality of criteria for each functional item;
• rank each of the functional items based on the risk priority number, including sorting the functional items based on the ranking;
• and
• provide an inclusive view of entity risk, including categorizing the elements into groups and identifying at least one area for risk mitigation.

A system comprising:

• a processing unit in communication with memory;
• one or more tools in communication with memory, the tools to perform element risk analysis, the tools comprising:
• an identification manager to identify one or more functional items that comprise an entity, evaluate each of the functional items against a plurality of criteria, and assign a numerical value to each of the criteria evaluated;
• an assessment manager to assess a risk priority number to each of the functional items, the risk priority number based on a combination of the numerical value for each of the plurality of criteria for each functional item, and to rank each of the functional items based on the risk priority number, including sorting the functional items based on the rank;
• and
• an inclusive view of entity risk provided by the assessment manager, including a categorization of the elements into groups and identification of at least one area for risk mitigation.