Most project managers know that risk management is a dynamic component of any project, where risks (but also opportunities) must constantly be assessed and monitored to deliver in the most successful way. But how can the Project Manager develop a ‘risk’ mindset within the project team? By kicking off a project with a Risks & Opportunities Assessment session! Such team building activities allow team members to share their own perspective based on their expertise, thus highlighting both the risk dependencies and the mitigation strategies that will pave the way to product requirements. Starting from the end user and all the stakeholders involved in the project, with a couple of high-level hypotheses, and using risk assessment techniques, we will explore a simple and original approach that will provide a strong basis for the project initiation, while forming the team and defining the workstreams in the most effective way.