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ROAM in Agile

ROAM in Agile

ROAM is a risk management technique commonly used in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe to categorize and track risks.

Letter Meaning Description

R Resolved Risk has been addressed and is no longer a concern.
O Owned A person or team is assigned responsibility to manage the risk.
A Accepted The team acknowledges the risk and decides to live with it.
M Mitigated Actions have been taken to reduce the probability or impact of the risk.


Example

Risk ROAM Status Action

Vendor API may be delayed Owned Integration Lead assigned to monitor vendor progress
Cloud migration may exceed budget Mitigated Cost monitoring and optimization implemented
Minor UI enhancement may slip Accepted Can be delivered in future sprint if needed
Security vulnerability fixed Resolved Patch deployed and validated


Interview Answer (2 Lines)

"ROAM is an Agile risk management framework used to categorize risks as Resolved, Owned, Accepted, or Mitigated. It helps teams maintain visibility, assign accountability, and proactively manage project risks throughout delivery."

In SAFe Program Increment (PI) Planning

At the end of PI Planning, teams review identified risks and classify them using ROAM:

Resolved – Risk eliminated.

Owned – Assigned to a responsible person.

Accepted – Team agrees to tolerate the risk.

Mitigated – Actions defined to reduce impact.


This is a common question in Scrum Master, Project Manager, Delivery Manager, and SAFe Program Manager interviews.

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