Many projects are similar within an organization so there is a need to copy the bulk of an old risk analysis into a new risk analysis to benefit from existing experiences and structures. Typically one risk analysis could be used as a template for all projects or certain groups of projects and the user will then build on this to expand on the general risks and also any additional risks specific to the new project.
This activity exploits an existing risk analysis structure and re-uses this information for a new risk analysis.
The new risk analysis must be created and saved before an old risk analysis can be copied.