List the options you're weighing against a do-nothing baseline, then rate how exposed each is to every risk. Weighted by impact, the heatmap shows where the danger clusters — and which choice clears the most.
Risk × impactEach risk has a fixed impact — its blast radius if it bites, 1–5, set in the row and the same whichever option you pick. Each cell is that option's exposure to the risk: how much it threatens this option, 1 (minimal) to 5 (very high). Risk score = impact × exposure. | A | B | C | rangeEach risk's score across the options, from its lowest to its highest. A bar pinned right with little width is a danger every option shares; a wide bar is one some option escapes. |
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| Risk scoreThe option's total exposure: every risk's impact × exposure, summed down the column. Lower is safer. | 32 | 27 | 49 | |
| Δ vs baseline | — | −5 | +17 |