Chapter 13
Making It Work
The aim of this book is help you find and capture upside risks in your projects. The opening chapters explained why opportunities are an integral part of the risk concept, and why they are important in the world of projects. After that we explored the various steps in a generic risk management process, looking at what might need to change if we want to include the management of opportunities.
Although process is doubtless important, we make a serious mistake if we think it is the whole story when it comes to managing opportunities in projects. Many organisations are convinced that all they need are the Three Ts: Techniques, Tools, and Training, and everything will be OK.
Of course, it’s true that we do need a structured ...
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