Risk, Decision, and Verification Record
Complements the implementation plan template.
Fill one record per implementation plan.
Risk register
| ID |
Risk description |
Severity (1-5) |
Likelihood (1-5) |
Impact |
Mitigation |
Owner |
Status |
| RSK-1 |
[what could go wrong] |
[1-5] |
[1-5] |
[blast radius, what depends on this] |
[what reduces likelihood or impact] |
[name] |
[open / mitigated / accepted] |
Risk heatmap notes
- Severity 4-5: requires explicit mitigation and escalation path.
- Likelihood 4-5: requires a contingency plan with trigger condition.
- Both severity and likelihood >= 4: flag for leadership review before plan
approval.
Decision log
Resolved decisions
| ID |
Decision |
Options considered |
Chosen |
Rationale |
Decided by |
Date |
| DEC-1 |
[what was decided] |
[A, B, C] |
[B] |
[why B over A and C] |
[name or role] |
[date] |
Unresolved decisions
| ID |
Decision needed |
Options |
Blocked by |
Impact of delay |
Owner |
Deadline |
Status |
| DEC-U1 |
[what must be decided] |
[A, B] |
[waiting on architecture review] |
[blocks WS-3 start] |
[name] |
[date] |
[open / escalated] |
Assumptions register
| ID |
Assumption |
Basis (evidence or guess) |
Valid until |
Owner |
If invalid... |
| ASM-1 |
[what we assume to be true] |
[data, precedent, or explicit guess] |
[date or milestone] |
[name] |
[what changes] |
Verification checklist
Trace every requirement from the approved input to a verification activity.
| Requirement ID |
Requirement summary |
Workstream |
Acceptance criterion |
Verification method |
Verifier |
Evidence artifact |
Status |
| REQ-1 |
[from approved spec] |
[WS-1] |
[testable condition] |
[automated test / manual review / demo / monitoring] |
[name or role] |
[test report, review sign-off] |
[pending / passed / failed] |
Verification methods reference
| Method |
When to use |
Evidence |
| Automated test |
Deterministic behavior |
Test run output, CI pass |
| Manual review |
Subjective quality, UX, docs |
Reviewer sign-off |
| Demo / walkthrough |
Integrated behavior across teams |
Demo recording or notes |
| Production monitoring |
Rollout health, SLO compliance |
Dashboard screenshot, alert silence |
| Data reconciliation |
Migration correctness |
Row counts, checksums, diff report |
Rollback verification
For each rollout stage, verify that rollback works before proceeding.
| Stage |
Rollback test performed? |
Rollback time (actual) |
Data integrity verified? |
Signed off by |
| Stage 1 |
[yes / no] |
[minutes] |
[yes / no] |
[name] |