Feature overview and usage for end users
Risky Business is an application for capturing, assessing and tracking risks in projects. This guide describes all features from the user's perspective. The app runs on Mac and iPad and automatically adapts to the system language (German, English, Spanish).
On the very first launch no account exists yet. The app automatically opens admin setup. Choose an admin password (at least 4 characters) and confirm it. The administrator manages users, projects and the database location.
Enter your username and password and tap "Sign in". User accounts are created by the administrator.
Use the "Sign in as admin" button to switch to admin login and enter the admin password. "Sign in as user" takes you back.
The current database location is shown at the bottom of the login screen. Tapping it opens a file picker where you can select a different existing database (for example a backup or a second database). You then sign in with the credentials stored in that database.
As an administrator, open user management via the shield icon or "Manage users" at the bottom of the sidebar.
User accounts are stored in the database file. Each database therefore has its own user list and permissions.
Risks can be assigned to projects. Use the project selector in the sidebar to filter the view to a single project or show "All projects".
New projects are initially visible only to the administrator until you grant access to individual users.
Tap "Add risk" (plus icon) in the risk register to open the form. To edit, open a risk and tap "Edit".
When a risk is created, the app automatically records which signed-in user created it. The creator is shown in the risk's detail view.
The score is calculated automatically as probability × impact (1–25). The priority is derived from it: Low (1–5), Medium (6–11), High (12–19), Critical (20–25).
The risk register lists all visible risks.
The risk matrix places risks in a 5×5 grid by probability and impact. The cell color indicates the priority. Tapping a risk in a cell opens its details. If a cell contains several risks, tapping opens a selection list. On the right you find the legend and all active risks grouped by priority.
The dashboard provides a quick overview:
The risk timeline shows how your risks have evolved over time. Every change to a risk is automatically logged with timestamp, user and the changed fields (old and new value).
A risk's detail view additionally includes a "History" section listing all changes to that risk.
The dashboard, risk register and risk matrix can be exported. Tap "Export" and choose the format:
In the risk register, an existing multiple selection exports only the selected risks. On iPad the export opens the share sheet, from which you can choose "Save to Files".
In user management, under "Database location", the administrator sets where the shared database lives:
Use "Create new file…" to create a new database; the current data is migrated into it. Use "Choose existing file…" to connect to an existing database.
Multiple devices can share the same file. Changes are reconciled every 10 seconds; on simultaneous edits the most recently saved record wins. Deletions are propagated reliably. If cloud services create conflict copies, the app points them out – these must be resolved manually.
Via the database menu in the toolbar:
The interface follows the system language automatically. German, English and Spanish are supported. Change your device's language to use the app in another language.
Risky Business runs on Mac and iPad. On the Mac additional windows (e.g. for editing risks) are available; on iPad these appear as dialogs. On iPad the app supports both portrait and landscape and rotates with the device. File selection and export use the native system dialogs on both platforms.