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1.7 Risk Assessment

1.7.1 Technical Risks

Risk ID Risk Description Probability Impact Mitigation
RISK-001 Legacy device incompatibility High High Phased hardware refresh
RISK-002 ISE learning curve impacts deployment Medium High Pre-deployment training
RISK-003 Application breakage during migration Medium Critical Extensive UAT, staged rollout
RISK-004 Authentication failures at cutover Medium High Parallel run period
RISK-005 Insufficient bandwidth for VXLAN overhead Low Medium Bandwidth assessment
RISK-006 DNAC-ISE integration issues Medium High Lab validation
RISK-007 Skills gap delays deployment High Medium Training program
RISK-008 Vendor support escalation delays Low Medium TAC priority contract

1.7.2 Risk Heat Map

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                            RISK HEAT MAP                                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                             │
│  IMPACT ▲                                                                   │
│         │                                                                   │
│  CRITICAL│          ┌─────────┐                                             │
│         │          │RISK-003 │                                              │
│         │          │App Break│                                              │
│         │          └─────────┘                                              │
│    HIGH │ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐                               │
│         │ │RISK-001 │ │RISK-002 │ │RISK-004 │                               │
│         │ │Hardware │ │ISE Learn│ │Auth Fail│                               │
│         │ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ ┌─────────┐                   │
│         │                                     │RISK-006 │                   │
│         │                                     │DNAC-ISE │                   │
│         │                                     └─────────┘                   │
│  MEDIUM │                         ┌─────────┐                               │
│         │                         │RISK-007 │ ┌─────────┐                   │
│         │                         │Skills   │ │RISK-008 │                   │
│         │                         └─────────┘ └─────────┘                   │
│    LOW  │         ┌─────────┐                                               │
│         │         │RISK-005 │                                               │
│         │         │Bandwidth│                                               │
│         │         └─────────┘                                               │
│         └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────► │
│            LOW         MEDIUM        HIGH        CRITICAL                   │
│                              PROBABILITY                                    │
│                                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘