“Today will be different” – an example of too many unknowns
Too many unknowns in your project? Here’s an example of how to stop them swamping a project. It illustrates the importance of timing big decisions.
Category: Unknown unknowns
Survive high risk projects using intelligence methods
High risk projects can be managed. Intelligence-led project management treats failure like a terrorist threat. It extends agile project delivery.
Fight the unknown in risk identification, with an intelligence cycle
Risk identification in ambitious projects is difficult because of the unknowns. An intelligence cycle and agile project makes it easier.
Stop project failures with intelligence-led project management
Stop project failures. With intelligence-led project management exceptional levels of uncertainty can be handled. Details below.
An agency man – a story of an ex intelligence officer in industry
1 November 2021
Unknown unknowns, Intelligence officers, Project risk management, Secrecy first, Short stories
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Ex intelligence officers face many challenges adjusting to civilian life. This is a 4 page story to illustrate the transition, and the challenge of hiding their background.
Stop project risk analysis failure – 6 tips from (secret) intelligence estimation
Risk analysis failures in projects have a human impact for those involved, as well as a financial one. 6 tips from secret intelligence analysis.
Too many presidents – how to protect data privacy rights
A young business analyst must confront her feared boss. The 3-page story covers data privacy rights in a large company, and snooping by intelligence agencies. The story also illustrates …
4 ways to manage unknown unknowns and their opportunities
Unknown unknowns are surprises that create risks or problems, but they can also provide major opportunities. Here is how to manage them, applied across projects, operations and defence.
The secret devil’s advocate – a story of managing the unknown
The Secret Devil's Advocate is a fictional account of managing “unknown unknowns”. The 7-page story illustrates standard methods, listed here.
Examples of unknown unknowns – a personal take
A personal take on why it’s important to have examples of unknown unknowns that tell of opportunity as well as threats, and a story of an unknown unknown that …