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Cloud Migration Risk & Rollback Readiness Assessment

Assess migration risks, incident preparedness, and rollback readiness for engineering and IT teams planning or executing cloud migrations. Designed to surface blockers and resilience gaps before cutover.

Sample questions

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30 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome! Thank you for taking part in this cloud migration risk assessment. This survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes and asks about your migration experience, risks, and rollback readiness. There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest perspective. Your responses are anonymous and will be reported only in aggregate. Participation is voluntary and you may stop at any time. Please answer based on your primary system or migration project.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes your primary role on this migration project?

Q03
Multiple Choice

During cutover or within 30 days after, did you encounter any incidents?

Q04
Long Text

<p>How much is each of the following areas a blocker to your migration right now?</p><p><strong>People/skills and capacity</strong></p>

Q05
Multiple Choice

Do you have a documented rollback plan for migration cutover?

Q06
Multiple Choice

Which of the following practices or tools are most important for a safe migration at your organization? Select all that apply.

Q07
Long Text

Overall, how confident are you that this migration will meet its goals without major incidents?

Q08
Multiple Choice

How many years of professional experience do you have in engineering or IT?

Q09
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey! Your input will directly inform cloud migration safety and resilience practices. Your responses are anonymous and will be reported only in aggregate.

Q10
Multiple Choice

What is the current status of your primary system's cloud migration?

Q11
Multiple Choice

What were the primary causes of the incident(s) you experienced? Select all that apply.

Q12
Long Text

<p>How much is each of the following areas a blocker to your migration right now?</p><p><strong>Architecture/technical debt</strong></p>

Q13
Multiple Choice

Which of the following rollback or recovery tests has your team conducted in the last 6 months? Select all that apply.

Q14
Multiple Choice

What change window does your team typically prefer for migration cutover?

Q15
Long Text

How would you rate your organization's overall readiness to execute this migration safely?

Q16
Multiple Choice

Approximately how many employees does your organization have?

Q17
Multiple Choice

Which cloud or infrastructure environments are in scope for this migration? Select all that apply.

Q18
Multiple Choice

Approximately how long did it take to recover from the most severe incident?

Q19
Long Text

<p>How much is each of the following areas a blocker to your migration right now?</p><p><strong>Data migration and integrity</strong></p>

Q20
Multiple Choice

What is your target Recovery Time Objective (RTO) — the maximum acceptable downtime — for the migration cutover rollback?

Q21
AI Interview

We'd like to explore your migration risk concerns in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions.

Q22
Multiple Choice

Which region best describes where you are primarily based?

Q23
Long Text

How critical is the primary system being migrated to your organization's business operations?

Q24
Long Text

<p>How much is each of the following areas a blocker to your migration right now?</p><p><strong>Change management/communications</strong></p>

Q25
Long Text

In your experience, what is the single biggest obstacle to having a reliable, tested rollback plan?

Q26
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Based on your responses throughout this survey, please share any additional critical risks, rollback needs, or thoughts we haven't covered.

Q27
Long Text

Which industry best describes your organization?

Q28
Long Text

<p>How much is each of the following areas a blocker to your migration right now?</p><p><strong>Security/compliance requirements</strong></p>

Q29
Long Text

<p>How much is each of the following areas a blocker to your migration right now?</p><p><strong>Tooling/automation maturity</strong></p>

Q30
Long Text

Now, please rank the following potential blockers by their impact on your migration, from highest impact to lowest.

What’s included

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    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

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