RAID Log

Risks • Assumptions • Issues • Dependencies — with RAG and escalation triggers.

RAID Log (RAG)

This RAID log is structured to highlight what matters most in finance: customer impact, data integrity, channel stability, operational capacity, and evidence-based Go/No-Go criteria.

RAG legend: 🔴 High attention / escalate • 🟡 Manage closely • 🟢 Monitor
ID Type Description RAG Owner Mitigation / Plan Trigger / Escalation
R-01 Risk Migration inaccuracies leading to incorrect balances / missing transactions 🔴 Data Migration Lead Full-volume rehearsals; reconciliation controls; independent verification; exception handling playbook Reconciliation variance above tolerance in any dress rehearsal
R-02 Risk Customers unable to log in / view accounts due to performance or auth failures 🔴 Channels Lead Peak load testing; error budget thresholds; monitoring; fallback support channels Peak test failure OR sustained error rate above threshold
R-03 Risk Payments (direct debits/standing orders/transfers) fail or process inconsistently 🔴 Payments Lead E2E payment testing; reconciliation; staged validation; contingency processing plan Any failed payment scenario in critical paths not resolved before Go/No-Go
D-01 Dependency Vendor incident response readiness (on-call, runbooks, triage tooling) 🟡 Vendor Manager Contracted rota; joint drills; runbooks signed off; clear ownership boundaries Unverified runbooks or gaps in coverage during cutover window
A-01 Assumption Frontline capacity can absorb customer queries without material service degradation 🟡 Change Manager Surge staffing plan; scripts; escalation route; “what to tell customers” decision tree Readiness simulation shows overload; training completion below target
I-01 Issue Incident volume exceeds war-room triage capacity post-cutover 🟡 Ops Lead Triage matrix; severity-based routing; expanded staffing; incident comms cadence Backlog grows for 2+ cycles; customer wait times exceed agreed threshold
R-04 Risk Over-optimistic status reporting hides readiness gaps 🔴 Programme Director Outcome metrics required; independent assurance sign-off; explicit “unknowns” section in status reports Key outcomes not evidenced by test results or independent validation
The risk isn’t only what can go wrong. It’s what the programme becomes unwilling to hear.

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