Score your program in three minutes.

Program risk diagnostic

1. 01

   Governance

   How engaged is your executive sponsor in weekly decisions?

   In the room, decisions made same-weekAware, but delegates most callsAbsent or reactive
2. 02

   Governance

   Does your steering committee actually resolve escalations?

   Yes — with dated, documented decisionsSometimes — issues linger a sprint or twoIt's a status readout, not a decision body
3. 03

   SI Accountability

   Have you independently validated the SI's integrated project plan?

   Yes — line-by-line by a client-side leadReviewed at a summary levelNo — we trust the SI's plan as-is
4. 04

   SI Accountability

   How are SI change orders handled?

   Rare, and every one is challengedFrequent, but reviewed before signingFrequent, and largely signed to keep moving
5. 05

   Scope & Design

   How stable is scope 90 days into the build?

   Locked, with a real change-control gateDrifting on the edgesActively expanding each sprint
6. 06

   Scope & Design

   Are design decisions being signed off by the business?

   Yes — named owners, dated approvalsApproved verbally in workshopsThe SI is designing without formal sign-off
7. 07

   Data

   How is data conversion tracking against plan?

   On or ahead of schedule, with reconciliationsSlipping, but recoverableSignificantly behind — or we're not sure
8. 08

   Testing

   How rigorous is end-to-end and UAT testing?

   Scripted, dated, business-led, defects trackedHappening, but light on business ownershipCompressed, informal, or not started
9. 09

   Cutover Readiness

   Do you have a rehearsed, hour-by-hour cutover plan?

   Yes — mock cutovers already runDraft exists, not rehearsedNot yet, or SI hasn't shared it
10. 10

    Change Management

    How prepared are end users for go-live?

    Trained, communicated, supported at the deskTraining scheduled — communications laggingChange management is an afterthought
11. 11

    Financials

    Where does the program sit against original budget?

    On budget or under 5% variance5-15% over, with a credible recovery path>15% over, or unclear
12. 12

    Financials

    Is there a live risk & issue log the sponsor actually reads?

    Yes — reviewed weekly, aged items escalatedExists, but rarely revisitedNo shared log, or only the SI's version