1. Project purpose and need is not well-defined.

2. Project design and deliverable definition is incomplete. Project schedule is not clearly defined or
understood.
3. No control over staff priorities.
4. Consultant or contractor delays.
5. Estimating and/or scheduling errors.
6. Unplanned work that must be accommodated.
7. Lack of communication, causing lack of clarity and confusion.
8. Pressure to arbitrarily reduce task durations and or run tasks in parallel which would increase
risk of errors.
9. Scope Creep.
10. Project conflicts not resolved in a timely manner.
11. Business Case becomes obsolete or is undermined by external or internal changes.
12. Delay in earlier project phases jeopardizes ability to meet fixed date.
13. For example delivery of just in time materials, for conference or launch date.
14. Added workload or time requirements because of new direction, policy, or statute.
15. Inadequate customer testing leads to large post go live defect list.
16. Legal action delays or pauses project. Customer refuses to approve deliverables/milestones or
delays approval, putting pressure on project manager to 'work at risk'.
17. Theft of materials, intellectual property or equipment.
18. Acts of God for example, extreme weather, leads to loss of resources, materials, premises etc.
Stakeholder action delays project.
19. For more on the damage stakeholders can do see our case studies of real world projects that
faced costs running into millions, because of stakeholder actions.

Source: 20 Common Project Risks - example Risk Register

https://www.stakeholdermap.com/risk/register-common-project-risks.html