TOOL T-04 | Diagnostic | Module 1: Pre-Engagement Diagnostics

Project Stage Risk Profiler

WHEN TO USE At project initiation and at each major phase transition.

How to Use It

1. For the current project stage, review the standard SE-GRM risk typology: expectation and information risks; exclusion and representation risks; coordination and alignment risks; grievance intake and response risks; system fragility and transition risks.

2. Rate each risk type: High (likely in current stage), Medium (possible), Low (unlikely).

3. For each High-rated risk, identify: the most likely trigger, the most affected stakeholder group, and the primary prevention or mitigation action.

4. Identify which existing SE-GRM tools and protocols are in place, and which are missing for the current risk profile.

5. Brief the engagement team on the risk profile at the start of each project stage.

6. Review and update at each phase transition.

Purpose

To identify which SE-GRM risks are most likely at each project stage and to use this profile to adapt engagement approaches, staffing, and monitoring accordingly. Risk type changes across stages: early phases carry uncertainty and expectation risks; construction phases carry coordination and livelihood disruption risks; operations phases carry system fragility risks.

Field Rationale

Across all four sites, SE-GRM systems designed at pre-development were not updated as the project moved into construction. Risks that were low in early stages (contractor behavior, visible site activity, service disruption) became high during construction but were not anticipated in the engagement plan.