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Pre-Deployment Change Readiness & Risk Assessment

Assesses organizational and technical readiness for infrastructure, application, or data migrations by flagging dependency risks, evaluating rollback preparedness, and measuring stakeholder confidence before go/no-go decisions.

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29 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome to the Change Readiness & Migration Risk Assessment. This survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes. Your responses will be kept confidential and reported only in aggregate to inform the go/no-go decision. There are no right or wrong answers—please respond based on current evidence and your best judgment. Participation is voluntary and you may stop at any time. If you are unsure about a question, please choose the closest option or select 'Unknown' where available.

Q02
Multiple Choice

What type of change or migration is this assessment primarily about?

Q03
Long Text

<p>How ready is the <strong>infrastructure/environment</strong> for this change?</p>

Q04
Long Text

If this change were executed within the next 30 days, how would you rate the overall risk?

Q05
Multiple Choice

What is the preferred cutover window for this change?

Q06
Long Text

<p>How thorough is <strong>functional testing</strong> coverage for this change?</p>

Q07
AI Interview

We'd like to explore your perspective on this migration's readiness in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions based on your earlier responses.

Q08
Long Text

Based on your responses, is there anything else we should consider before the go/no-go decision?

Q09
Multiple Choice

What is your primary role?

Q10
Long Text

Thank you for completing this assessment. Your responses will be combined with those of other stakeholders to inform the go/no-go decision. If you have urgent concerns not captured here, please contact the project lead directly.

Q11
Long Text

How clearly defined are the scope and success criteria for this change?

Q12
Long Text

<p>How ready is the <strong>application/code</strong> for this change?</p>

Q13
Long Text

Please describe the top risks for this change and the conditions most likely to trigger them.

Q14
Long Text

If downtime is expected, what is the estimated total planned downtime?

Q15
Long Text

<p>How thorough is <strong>performance/load testing</strong> coverage for this change?</p>

Q16
Multiple Choice

Which team or function are you representing in this assessment?

Q17
Long Text

<p>How ready is the <strong>data/schema layer</strong> for this change?</p>

Q18
Multiple Choice

Is a rollback or restore plan currently available and tested?

Q19
Long Text

<p>How thorough is <strong>security testing</strong> coverage for this change?</p>

Q20
Multiple Choice

How many similar changes have you participated in over the past 2 years?

Q21
Long Text

<p>How ready are <strong>security and compliance controls</strong> for this change?</p>

Q22
Long Text

What specific prerequisites must be in place to make a rollback viable?

Q23
Long Text

<p>How thorough is <strong>rollback/recovery testing</strong> coverage for this change?</p>

Q24
Long Text

<p>How ready is <strong>monitoring and observability</strong> for this change?</p>

Q25
Long Text

<p>How thorough is <strong>monitoring and alerting verification</strong> for this change?</p>

Q26
Long Text

<p>How ready is <strong>documentation and runbooks</strong> for this change?</p>

Q27
Multiple Choice

Are clear go/no-go criteria defined for this change?

Q28
Long Text

How would you rate the overall level of dependency risk for this change?

Q29
Long Text

How confident are you that this change can be executed safely and on schedule?

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