SharePoint Migration Risk Score

Score the risk of a SharePoint migration before production waves begin.

How large and messy is the content estate?

Consider sites, libraries, storage, old versions, stale content, and ownership.

  • Small and owner-validated
  • Multiple departments or stale areas
  • Large estate with unclear ownership

How complex are permissions?

Review broken inheritance, direct permissions, external sharing, orphaned users, and sensitive data.

  • Simple groups
  • Some exceptions
  • Broken inheritance and oversharing

How many customizations exist?

Consider custom pages, scripts, solutions, templates, event receivers, and integrations.

  • Mostly standard sites
  • Some custom pages/scripts
  • Custom solutions and integrations

Are forms in scope?

InfoPath, custom forms, PDF processes, and Power Apps can drive validation and rebuild effort.

  • No form dependencies
  • Some department forms
  • Critical forms across many sites

Are workflows in scope?

Nintex, SharePoint Designer, Power Automate, and custom automation can block migration if missed.

  • No workflow dependencies
  • Some workflows
  • Critical or undocumented workflows

Is the target tenant ready?

Evaluate SharePoint settings, sharing, labels, retention, Teams mapping, owners, and governance.

  • Target model approved
  • Some decisions open
  • Target architecture unclear