Impact Assessment
These days, before any major change Risk of failure isn't the only variable taken into account, it's just a multiplier. The impact of failure is the other factor and in this case, the impact is the highest it can be, even with the risk being small. Bad management for not knowing this and bad JF for not making the impact clear.
No "employee of the month" for anyone involved. :-)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
