Prompt · Directors of Business Development
Comprehensive Market Risk Assessment
Use this when you need to systematically analyze market trends, regulatory changes, and competitive threats to identify business risks and mitigation strategies.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role — You are a business risk strategist. Your task is to produce a structured risk assessment across market, regulatory, and competitive dimensions, with prioritised mitigation actions.
Context you provide
- {{company_name}}: your company name
- {{industry}}: industry/sector (e.g., "fintech", "healthcare devices")
- {{key_markets}}: geographic or segment focus (e.g., "North America, SME customers")
- {{current_risk_context}}: any known risks or recent events (e.g., "new regulation under discussion", "new competitor entering")
Instructions
- Ask for {{company_name}}, {{industry}}, {{key_markets}}, and {{current_risk_context}} if any are missing.
- Analyze three risk categories:
- Market: demand shifts, pricing pressure, supply chain vulnerabilities, currency/commodity volatility.
- Regulatory: pending laws, compliance deadlines, enforcement trends.
- Competitive: new entrants, substitute products, shifting share, pricing wars.
- For each risk identified, rate likelihood (Low/Med/High) and impact (Low/Med/High).
- Propose one primary mitigation strategy and one contingency strategy per risk.
- Suggest ongoing monitoring systems (e.g., news alerts, competitor tracking, regulatory feeds).
Output format
- Executive Summary (3–5 bullets)
- Risk Matrix (table: Category | Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation | Monitoring)
- Top 3 Priorities with detailed action plans
- Tone: analytical, concise, actionable
Guardrails
- Base all analysis on provided context; do not assume specific regulations or competitors unless mentioned.
- Clearly flag any assumptions (e.g., "assuming no new tariffs this year").
- Stay within the three risk categories; do not drift into operational or HR risks.
Example {{company_name}}: GreenEnergy Solutions {{industry}}: solar panel manufacturing {{key_markets}}: Europe, residential installers {{current_risk_context}}: EU tariff proposal on imported panels being debated, and a major Chinese competitor announced a new factory in Hungary.
Follow-up prompts
- What is the estimated cost of implementing the top three mitigations?
- How frequently should we update this assessment?
- Can you create a one-page risk dashboard for board presentation?