Factory Construction RAID Log
This is a practical guide to building a raid log for a factory construction project — a consolidated log of Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies, adapted to the realities of building a manufacturing plant.
What a RAID Log is
A raid log is a consolidated log of Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies. For the full concept and how it works in general, see RAID Log. On a factory construction project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for a Factory Construction project
Factory Construction projects live or die on building a manufacturing plant. A well-built raid log gives the team a shared, explicit reference for exactly that — reducing ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and making problems visible early enough to act. Skipping it, or doing it generically, is how factory construction projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Risks
- Assumptions
- Issues
- Dependencies
- Owners and status
Factory Construction-specific considerations
Tailor the raid log to the risks that most often derail factory construction projects:
- Equipment lead times
- Utilities and infrastructure
- Commissioning delays
Example
On a real factory construction project, the raid log would be shaped by building a manufacturing plant. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — equipment lead times, utilities and infrastructure, commissioning delays — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.