Risk, issues, decisions, actions, and request change (RIDAC) form

Learn about the fields of the RIDAC form.

Tableau 1. Risk form

Field	Description
Number	System-generated ID number with a configurable prefix.
State	Current state of the risk. All new risks are created in the Pending state. The available states are: Pending, Open, Work in Progress, Closed Complete, Closed Incomplete, and Closed Skipped.
Risk status	Status of the risk. It provides information on current status of the risk, whether it is achieved or mitigated or accepted. The available options are: Pending, Achieved, Not Achieved, Avoid, Mitigate, Transfer, and Accept.
Probability	The likelihood that the event described in the risk will occur. The available options are: Absolute, High, Moderate, and Low
Impact	Impact of the risk event on the outcome of the project.
Estimated cost	Estimated cost the risk event generates.
Risk rank	A value and color assigned to the risk. This value is calculated using risk probability and impact. You can configure the color and value using Risk Value Lookup. For more information, see Configure custom Risk rank and Risk value for a project.
Risk owner	Primary resource who is responsible for monitoring and managing the risk.
Assigned to	Primary resource assigned to work on the risk.
Risk value	A value calculated from Risk Value Lookup. For more information, see Configure custom Risk rank and Risk value for a project.
Due date	Requested date for the assigned resource to resolve the risk or the date on which the risk must be closed or addressed if not assigned to any resource.
Show on project status report	Option to specify whether the risk information should be included in the project status report.
Task	Project to which this risk belongs.
Short description	Brief description of the event and its potential impact on the success of the project. If the risk is created from the risk library, then this field displays the Risk Statement name.
Description	Details of the event and its potential impact. If the risk is created from the risk library, then this field displays the Risk Statement short description.
Actual cost	Cost generated by the risk event. This information gets added when and if the event occurs.
Mitigation plan	Brief description of efforts taken to mitigate the risk.

Tableau 2. Risk Assessment Summary section in the Risk form

Field	Description
Inherent risk	This field gets auto-populated with the risk scores when the risk assessor assesses the inherent risk.
Elevated to enterprise risk	This option gets selected automatically when the risk is elevated to enterprise risk by the project manager.
Residual risk	This field gets auto-populated with the risk scores when the risk assessor assess the residual risk.
Enterprise inherent risk	This field gets auto-populated with the risk scores when the risk assessor assesses the enterprise inherent risk.
Enterprise residual risk	This field gets auto-populated with the risk scores when the risk assessor assesses the enterprise residual risk.

Tableau 3. Issue form

Field	Description
Number	System-generated ID number with a configurable prefix.
State	Current state of the issue. All new issue records are created in the Open state. The available states are: Pending, Open, Work in Progress, Closed Complete, Closed Incomplete, and Closed Skipped
Priority	Urgency of resolving or managing the issue based on possible impact.
Estimated cost	Estimated cost the issue generates.
Impact	Impact on the outcome of the project if the issue remains unresolved.
Due date	Requested date for the assigned resource to resolve the issue or the date on which the issue must be closed or addressed if not assigned to any resource.
Assigned to	Primary resource assigned to work on the issue resolution.
Parent	Project to which this issue belongs.
Show on project status report	Option to specify whether the issue information should be included in the project status report.
Short description	Brief description of the issue and its potential impact on the success of the project. As you start typing the title for your issue, related issues that potentially match your issue are displayed. Select the suggestion icon () to select from the list of predefined issue descriptions.
Description	Details of the issue and its potential impact.
Work notes	Information to record and track the work accomplished for resolving the issue.

Tableau 4. Decision form

Field	Description
Number	System-generated ID number with a configurable prefix.
State	Current state of the decision. All new decision records are created with Open state. The available states are: Pending, Open, Work in Progress, Closed Complete, Closed Incomplete, and Closed Skipped
Priority	Urgency of approving or implementing the decision based on possible impact.
Decision status	Status of the decision. The available options are: Pending, Approved, and Rejected.
Impact	Impact on the outcome of the project if you do not implement the decision.
Approval required	Option for determining whether approval of the decision is required.
Estimated Cost	Estimated cost of implementing the decision.
Due date	Requested date on which the decision must be approved or implemented.
Assigned to	Primary resource assigned to work on the decision. The default value is the name of the user creating the decision record.
Parent	Project number to which this decision belongs.
Show on project status report	Option to specify whether the decision information should be included in the project status report.
Short description	Brief description of the decision such as what the decision is about, who made it, what it affects, and the decision outcome. As you start typing the title for your decision, related decisions that potentially match your decision are displayed. Select the Suggestion icon () to select a description from the list of predefined decision descriptions.
Description	Details of the decision and its potential impact.
Work notes	Information to record and track the status of decision implementation or approvals.

Tableau 5. Action form

Field	Description
Number	System-generated number with a configurable prefix.
State	Current state of the action. All new action records are created with the state set to Open. The available states are: Pending, Open, Work in Progress, Closed Complete, Closed Incomplete, and Closed Skipped
Priority	Urgency for implementing or approving the action based on impact.
Estimated Cost	Estimated cost the action generates.
Impact	The impact on the outcome of the project if you do not implement the action.
Approval	Status of approval from the stakeholders for the action. A user with approval administrator role can only change the status of approval.
Assigned to	Primary resource assigned to implement the action.
Due date	Requested date on which the action must be approved or implemented.
Parent	The project to which this action belongs.
Show on project status report	Option to specify whether the action information should be included in the project status report.
Short description	Brief description of the action such as what the action entails, how to implement the action, who it affects, and the action outcome. As you start typing the title for your action, the related actions that potentially match your action title appear. Select the Suggestion icon () to select a description from the list of predefined actions.
Description	Details of the action and its potential impact.
Work notes	Information about the action. Add work notes to communicate about the status of action approval, rejection, or implementation with other users.

Tableau 6. Request Change form

Field	Description
Number	System-generated ID number with a configurable prefix.
State	Current state of the request change. All new request change records are created in the Open state. The available states are: Pending, Open, Work in Progress, Closed Complete, Closed Incomplete, and Closed Skipped
Priority	Urgency for approving the requested changes based on impact.
Estimated Cost	Estimated cost the requested changes generate.
Impact	Impact on the outcome of the project if you do not approve the requested changes.
Approval	Status of approval from the stakeholders for the requested changes.
Assigned to	Primary resource assigned to work on the request change.
Due date	Requested date to complete the request change.
Category	Entity for which you are creating the request change. The options are: Resource, Scope, Cost, and Schedule.
Parent	Project number to which this request change belongs.
Show on project status report	Option to specify whether the request change information should be included in the project status report.
Title	Title for the change request.
Description	Details of the request change and its potential impact.
Business Justification	Reason for requesting the proposed change in the project and its impact on the business.
Work notes	Additional information to indicate progress on the project request change.