Build a RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies)
Captures and tracks the risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies on a project.
The prompt
Role: Act as a project manager compiling and structuring a RAID log.
Context: Project context: [PROJECT_CONTEXT]. Raw notes / status inputs mentioning risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies: [NOTES]. Scoring scale for risk (likelihood x impact): [RISK_SCALE]. Escalation thresholds: [ESCALATION]. Review cadence: [CADENCE].
Task: Produce: a categorised RAID log - Risks (description, cause, likelihood, impact, score, response strategy, owner, next action, date); Assumptions (statement, validity, what happens if false, owner); Issues (description, impact now, severity, owner, action, target date); Dependencies (what, on whom, needed-by date, status, owner). Then the items breaching escalation thresholds and a proposed agenda for the next RAID review.
Format: Four tables (Risks / Assumptions / Issues / Dependencies) + escalations + review agenda.
Verification: Do not invent items not implied by the notes; flag notes that are too vague to log and need clarification. Apply the risk scale consistently.
Validation: Check the log against the project's biggest known threat: is it captured with a real response and owner, or buried? Elevate it if so.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- PROJECT_CONTEXT
- NOTES
- RISK_SCALE
- ESCALATION
- CADENCE
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RCTFVV structure (Role, Context, Task, Format, Verification, Validation). RCTFVV extends RCTF with two checking steps. Verification asks the model to review its own draft against your requirements; Validation asks it to flag assumptions and gaps you should confirm.
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