When: The Art of Perfect Timing

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A Timing Analysis

Seven Steps

… not to give a specific answer, but to suggest a way of study.

—Josef Albers¹

A timing analysis is a structured method designed to help you achieve a number of important goals.

First and foremost, it will help you find windows of opportunity. A timing analysis will clarify when the moment is favorable to act and when it is not. Next, it will help you predict the risks associated with action and inaction. Everything we do has timing-related risks. Some may not be obvious. We may be unaware of how quickly a situation can change, for example. A timing analysis will bring these risks to light. It will also help you determine the importance of timing in a given situation. Sometimes timing does not matter. In other ...