Chapter 13. Tools to Reduce Risks

What do your project teams talk about in their routine coordination meetings? We expect that they evaluate the progress made over the past week and look forward to the work of the next week or so. When a major review is on the horizon, they focus on getting deliverables completed and preparing reports for management. Okay, so what’s missing?

Among the disappointments in our experiences with product development is a lack of attention to risks in the design of the product and in its manufacturing and support processes. Similarly, there’s a lack of investment in reducing risks in the practice of project management.

We’ve often seen project teams focus on selecting baseline technical concepts but not on understanding ...

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