# S/4HANA Migration Risk Register Worksheet

> Source: https://netray.co/tools/s4hana-migration-risk-register-worksheet
> Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems.
> Section: Free Tools

## Short answer

A ready-to-edit risk register for SAP migration programs with scoring, owners and mitigations.

## Category

erp-migration

## Erp

SAP S/4HANA

## Audience

- SAP program manager
- PMO
- Risk manager

## Tool

**Kind:** worksheet

**Mode:** editable

**Columns:**

#### ID

**Key:** id

**Type:** text

#### Risk

**Key:** risk

**Type:** text

#### Category

**Key:** cat

**Type:** select

**Options:**

- Data
- Custom code
- Testing
- Cutover
- People
- Vendor
- Scope
- Infrastructure

#### Probability (1-5)

**Key:** prob

**Type:** number

#### Impact (1-5)

**Key:** impact

**Type:** number

#### Score

**Key:** score

**Type:** number

**Expr:** prob * impact

**Format:** integer

#### Owner

**Key:** owner

**Type:** text

#### Mitigation

**Key:** mitigation

**Type:** text

#### Review date

**Key:** due

**Type:** date

**Rows:**

**Id:** R01

**Risk:** Business partner and master data not clean before load

**Cat:** Data

**Prob:** 4

**Impact:** 4

**Owner:** Data lead

**Mitigation:** Two cleansing cycles with sign-off before mock load 2

**Due:** 2026-11-15

**Id:** R02

**Risk:** Custom code not adapted for simplified data model

**Cat:** Custom code

**Prob:** 4

**Impact:** 3

**Owner:** Dev lead

**Mitigation:** Run code scans early, retire unused objects first

**Due:** 2026-11-30

**Id:** R03

**Risk:** Key users unavailable during integration testing

**Cat:** People

**Prob:** 3

**Impact:** 4

**Owner:** PMO

**Mitigation:** Backfill plan approved by business heads

**Due:** 2026-12-10

**Id:** R04

**Risk:** Cutover window overrun in final rehearsal

**Cat:** Cutover

**Prob:** 3

**Impact:** 5

**Owner:** Cutover manager

**Mitigation:** Time every step, set rollback decision points

**Due:** 2027-01-20

**Id:** R05

**Risk:** Interface partners not ready to test

**Cat:** Scope

**Prob:** 3

**Impact:** 3

**Owner:** Integration lead

**Mitigation:** Agree test windows and stubs with each partner

**Due:** 2026-12-20

**Id:** R06

**Risk:** Sandbox performance does not reflect production

**Cat:** Infrastructure

**Prob:** 2

**Impact:** 4

**Owner:** Basis lead

**Mitigation:** Performance test on production-sized copy

**Due:** 2027-02-01

**Totals:**

#### Total risk score

**Key:** score

**Agg:** sum

**Format:** integer

#### Highest single risk

**Key:** score

**Agg:** max

**Format:** integer

#### Number of risks

**Key:** id

**Agg:** count

**Format:** integer

**Summary:**

#### Average risk score

**Key:** avg_score

**Expr:** if(gt(count,0), sum_score / count, 0)

**Format:** decimal

**Primary:** true

**Description:** Scores above 12 usually need an executive owner.

**Notes:** Score is probability times impact on a 1 to 5 scale, giving 1 to 25. A common convention treats 15 or more as high, 8 to 14 as medium and under 8 as low. Add rows for your own risks and review the register at every steering meeting.

## Content

**Intro:** A risk register only helps if it is short, scored and reviewed. This worksheet starts with realistic S/4HANA migration risks that you can edit, score and export for the steering committee.

**Sections:**

#### How to use it

**Body:** Replace or edit the example rows with the risks of your program. Give each a category, a probability and an impact on a 1 to 5 scale, an owner and a mitigation that is an action, not a hope. The score column multiplies probability by impact. Sort or review from the highest score down, and set a review date for each risk. Export to Excel to share with the PMO.

**Bullets:**

- One owner per risk, by name or role
- Mitigation must be an action with a date
- Re-score after every mitigation
- Close risks that no longer apply

#### The scoring method

**Body:** Probability times impact is the classic qualitative approach. Both scales run 1 to 5, so scores range from 1 to 25. Treat the numbers as ordering aids rather than precise values. The summary line shows the average score and the totals show the number of risks and the highest score. A rising average between reviews is an early warning even when no single risk crosses your threshold.

#### Typical S/4HANA risk areas

**Body:** Frequently recurring risks include data quality and business partner conversion, custom code remediation, integration testing capacity, cutover duration, key user availability, interface partners, performance on production-sized data, and vendor staffing changes. Tailor the list by adding risks specific to your regulatory environment and plant structure. Link each mitigation to a workplan task so it is tracked, not just written.

**Cta:** Netray can build a private assistant that reads your status reports and logs and highlights risks that are drifting.

**Faq:**

#### How many risks should a register have?

**Answer:** Keep an active list of about 15 to 40 meaningful risks. A register with hundreds of items is rarely reviewed, and one with five rarely covers the program.

#### What is the difference between a risk and an issue?

**Answer:** A risk may happen in the future. An issue has already happened. Move a risk into your issue log when it occurs and track the response there.

#### Who should own a risk?

**Answer:** The person best placed to act on it, not necessarily the program manager. Data risks go to the data lead, cutover risks to the cutover manager, and so on.

#### How often should I review?

**Answer:** At least every two weeks, and weekly during test and cutover phases. Review the top ten at every steering committee meeting.

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