SAP Implementation RAID Log
This is a practical guide to building a raid log for a sap implementation project — a consolidated log of Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies, adapted to the realities of implementing SAP modules across finance, supply chain and operations.
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 sap implementation project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for a SAP Implementation project
SAP Implementation projects live or die on implementing SAP modules across finance, supply chain and operations. 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 sap implementation projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Risks
- Assumptions
- Issues
- Dependencies
- Owners and status
SAP Implementation-specific considerations
Tailor the raid log to the risks that most often derail sap implementation projects:
- Scope and customisation creep
- Data migration complexity
- Change management across departments
Example
On a real sap implementation project, the raid log would be shaped by implementing SAP modules across finance, supply chain and operations. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — scope and customisation creep, data migration complexity, change management across departments — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.