Defect and Risk Assessment
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Defect and Risk Assessment
Assess open defects, release risks, must-fix issues, accepted risks, deferred items, and residual release posture.
ES-110
Risk
Defect/Risk Judgment
Template purpose
Use this template to assess defects and risks before release.
Project
<Project name>
Document control
| Field |
Value |
| Artifact owner |
<owner> |
| Primary reviewers |
<reviewers> |
| Status |
<draft / in review / accepted / revised> |
| Last updated |
<YYYY-MM-DD> |
| Related Engineering Stage |
ES-110 — Release Readiness |
| Project workspace target |
docs/project-workspace/release/defect_and_risk_assessment.md |
Open defects
| Defect ID |
Summary |
Severity |
Release Impact |
Decision |
Owner |
<DEF-ID> |
<summary> |
<severity> |
<impact> |
<fix / block / accept / defer> |
<owner> |
Release risks
| Risk |
Source |
Impact |
Mitigation / Condition |
Accepted By |
<risk> |
<source> |
<impact> |
<mitigation> |
<authority> |
Must-fix before release
| Defect / Risk |
Reason |
Owner |
Verification |
<defect/risk> |
<reason> |
<owner> |
<verification> |
Accepted risks
| Risk |
Rationale |
Accepted By |
Monitoring / Follow-up |
<risk> |
<rationale> |
<authority> |
<follow-up> |
Deferred items
| Item |
Reason Deferred |
Revisit Stage / Condition |
<item> |
<reason> |
<stage or condition> |
Risk posture summary
<Describe whether residual risk supports release, conditional release, pilot, deferral, or rejection.>
Review checklist
- [ ] Open defects are assessed.
- [ ] Release impact is explicit.
- [ ] Must-fix items are identified.
- [ ] Accepted risks have rationale and authority.
- [ ] Deferred items have revisit conditions.
- [ ] Residual risk posture is clear.