arc42 §11 risk and tech-debt register. Mutable grooming-target page (unlike decisions, which are resolved choices — risks are tracked exposures). Update in place as the picture shifts; cross-link to mitigation contributions.

Register

IDDescriptionSeverity × ProbabilityOwnerMitigationTargetStatus

Register entries not yet filed

Add risks as they’re identified. Likely starters from the bootstrap doc (Source): R-001 Magento → Shopify data-sync drift during freeze window; R-002 GoldTalk integration latency under launch-day load; R-003 SEO regression from URL-structure changes; R-004 verified-HCP flow blocking new sign-ups at launch; R-005 Pack Digital content authoring onboarding timeline.

Conventions

  • IDs are sequential (R-001, R-002, …), stable, never reused
  • Severity × Probability uses a 1–5 scale per dimension
  • Status: open | mitigating | accepted | closed
  • When a risk drives a decision, link the decision in the row’s mitigation cell (e.g., [[0003-storefront-cache-strategy]])