Risk Assessment Software

Risk Assessment, From Risk Event to Report for Mac, iPad and iPhone

Identify risks, rate them on your own risk matrix, record the controls, and produce risk registers and reports — with an interactive diagram of every risk.

For Mac

For iPad & iPhone

Try it free — no credit card required. Listed on the App Store as BowTie Risk: Risk Analysis for Mac and BowTie Risk: Risk Assessment for iPad and iPhone.

BowTie Risk Register Summary Report on iPad showing severity, likelihood, risk rating, causes and consequences

Risk Register Summary Report — iPad

The Process

A complete risk assessment workflow.

BowTie Risk follows the familiar risk assessment steps — identify, analyse, evaluate, treat and report — based on risk management principles consistent with ISO 31000.

Identify

Name the risk event and record what could cause it and what the consequences would be.

Analyse

Rate severity and likelihood on a risk matrix you can customise to your organisation's criteria.

Treat

Record preventive controls against each cause and mitigating controls against each consequence.

Evaluate

Compare risk before and after controls to see where controls are doing the work — and where gaps remain.

Report

Produce risk registers and professional reports for managers, boards, clients and auditors.

Registers & Reports

Reports people can read and act on.

Every assessment feeds a referenced risk register and a set of reports, ready for review meetings, audit files and board papers.

Risk Register Summary Report

Each risk event with its severity, likelihood and risk rating, alongside its causes and consequences.

Detailed Risk Pathways Report

Each cause-to-consequence pathway set out with the controls that apply along it.

Detailed Risk Reduction Report

A graphical view of risk before and after controls, showing the effect of each control.

Risk data exports and imports in CSV for use in spreadsheets and other systems. Diagrams and reports export as PDF or JPEG.

Interactive Diagrams

See how each risk fits together.

A register tells you how big a risk is. A diagram shows why. Each assessment can be viewed as one picture: causes on the left, the risk event in the centre, consequences on the right, and the controls in between.

CausesWhat could make the risk event happen

Preventive controlsWhat stops a cause becoming the event

Mitigating controlsWhat reduces the impact if it does happen

ConsequencesWhat could result from the event

Lithium battery fire risk assessment — interactive bowtie diagram showing causes, preventive controls, consequences and mitigating controls — BowTie Risk app on Mac

Lithium battery fire risk assessment — Mac

This layout is known as a bowtie diagram, widely used in safety, security and operational risk. No specialist knowledge is needed: the diagram is another view of the assessment you have already recorded, useful in workshops and for explaining a risk to people who won't read a register. What is a bowtie diagram? →

At a Glance

Risk profile dashboard

Every risk event, cause, control and consequence is totalled in one dashboard, with a breakdown by risk rating that updates as you work.

Who It's For

Built for the people who do the assessment

Consultants, advisers, managers and team leaders. Install from the App Store and start your first assessment the same day — no servers, no accounts and no IT setup.

FAQ

Risk assessment questions

What is a risk assessment?

A risk assessment identifies what could go wrong, analyses how likely and how serious it would be, and evaluates whether the controls in place are enough. The result is usually recorded in a risk register and reported to the people who make decisions about the risk.

Is BowTie Risk consistent with ISO 31000?

BowTie Risk is based on risk management principles consistent with ISO 31000, covering risk identification, analysis, evaluation and treatment. It is not a certification tool.

Do I need to be a risk specialist?

No. BowTie Risk is designed for anyone responsible for assessing risk — consultants, managers and team leaders as well as risk professionals. You record risk events, causes, consequences and controls, and rate them on a risk matrix. The interactive diagram is a visual view of that same assessment.

Can I customise the risk matrix?

Yes. Premium includes a customisable risk matrix so ratings can match your organisation's own risk criteria.

Can I export my risk register?

Yes. Risk data exports and imports in CSV format. Reports and diagrams export as PDF, and diagrams also as JPEG.

Is it free to try?

Yes. BowTie Risk is free to download. The iPad and iPhone version includes two fully editable diagrams and the Mac version includes one. Premium removes the limit and unlocks the full feature set. See pricing →