Category: Weekly Issue
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3 ways to manage project risk
3 ways to manage project risk The Project Clarity Review · 26 August 2026 Simple Rule 08: Keep on Top of Risks. On a large, complex change programme, I agreed with my team to capture risks as they appeared, decide what to do next and act while there was time. The habit was well received.…
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Adapt to uncertainty before the project gets expensive
Adapt to uncertainty before the project gets expensive Hello fellow clarity builder This week is about the Simple Rule: Be Ready to Adapt. A project approach should fit the uncertainty, not the label. I learned this after inheriting a large IT infrastructure project that had been required to use a predefined Agile format. When I…
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Before you build new, check what already works
This week: a real project lesson about reusing what already works before committing to a new build.
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Is a lack of support for your project causing problems?
This week is about getting the right insight from operations, your own clarity work, and affected stakeholders before a major project decision.
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This week: project clarity before big commitments
This week is about value clarity, optimism bias, and real stakeholder engagement before projects become expensive to change.
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This week: test the big assumptions before the project gets expensive
This week is about reducing uncertainty: testing assumptions, using simple rules, and knowing when a project should continue, learn more, or stop.