CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

CHAPTER 1   Show Me the Data

The Enduring Problems of Cost Growth and Schedule Delays

CHAPTER 2   Here We Grow Again

Why Cost Increases and Schedule Delays Occur

CHAPTER 3   Beyond the Matrix

The Cost and Schedule Risk Imperative

CHAPTER 4   Covered with Oil

Incorporating Realism in Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis

CHAPTER 5   The Portfolio Effect and the Free Lunch

The Limits of Diversification

CHAPTER 6   Here Be Dragons

Considering the Tails in Risk Management

CHAPTER 7   Trying to Do Too Much with Too Little

The Importance of Portfolio Planning

CHAPTER 8   Thinking Strategically

Managing Risk, Establishing Reserves, and Setting Incentives

CHAPTER 9   Summary and Conclusion

Reaping the Rewards of Risk ...

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