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Risk Assessment Questions

The table below contains questions to ask when doing a Risk Assessment. If the total computed score is greater than or equal to 8, the risk is high; if the total score is less than 8, the risk is low.

Questions

Weight

Score

1. Experience baseline: Have we done something similar before?

 

 

On a regular basis, we do something similar

1

 

Rarely have we done something like this

2

 

We have never done this before

4

 

2. Complexity: How difficult, how many dependencies, and how many skill sets or people are required?

 

 

Simple, little or no dependencies

1

 

Moderate, few dependencies

2

 

Complex, many dependencies

4

 

3. Disruption: Potential for unplanned outage or disruption related to changed Configuration Item or Service.

 

 

No disruption

1

 

Service disruption to a non-critical function

2

 

Service disruption to a critical business function

4

 

4. Ability to test.

 

 

Full test (full test environment available)

1

 

Limited test (only some components)

2

 

No testing available

4

 

5. Ability to back out.

 

 

The change can be backed out without additional impacts

1

 

The change can be backed out via system restore

2

 

No back-out is possible

4

 

Total Calculated Score