Is a general, high-level description of the acceptable level of risk.
For example, the sponsor is willing to accept little risk to the
schedule on this project.
Risk Appetites
It refers to a measurable amount of acceptable
risk. In this case, our sponsor might be said to
be willing to accept schedule risk of up 14 days on this project.
Tolerance
Thresholds
Is the specific point at which risk becomes unacceptable.
for example, the sponsor will not accept a risk of the
schedule being delayed 15 days or longer.
Risk appetites, tolerances and
thresholds vary depending on the
individual or organiztion and the risk
area. For example, an organization may
have more tolerance for cost-related
risks than for risk that affect customer
satisfaction or their reputation in the
marketplace.
Risk areas can include any project
constraints (scope, time, cost, quality,
etc) as well as reputation, customer
satisfaction, and other intangibles