Research risk
Publication and dissemination of research should be timely for accuracy and transparency but it is also appropriate to be aligned with other programme priorities and outputs. The analytic team will work closely with the programme team to ensure priorities and timescales are aligned to reduce risk to research outputs or delivery.
The research and evidence gathering activity may also uncover findings that are out with the SAFER scope that the programme is unable to deliver on due to non-alignment with the objectives of the programme. The analytic team will therefore work closely with the Delivery Managers and other teams within FSS and contribute to future research planning to minimise this risk.
The final risk to acknowledge is the resource capacity of the analytic team, access to required technical skills, either internally or externally, within the required timeframe. This risk will be continually monitored based on research activity planning and managed by the programme team, if this risk becomes apparent it will be escalated to the programme board.