Risk: Obstacle or Opportunity?
Do you view risks as just obstacles? Here’s why you should be seeing them as opportunities
In product development, risks are often seen as just another obstacle to overcome. But what if you could turn each high-risk item in your project into a potential opportunity?
That’s where the concept of “driving a bus through a wide-open window” comes in
Each high-risk element is like a bus that needs to be driven through an open window of opportunity. The bigger the bus, the bigger the window needs to be.
To make risks work for you, it’s crucial to tackle the biggest risks early on. During the earliest stages of development, the window of opportunity is wide open, making it easier to drive the big buses through.
But as each day passes, the window closes a little more, and if you don’t find the big buses in your project early, you’ll end up with a disaster at the end, as the metaphorical bus crashes into the nearly closed window.
That’s why it’s so important to focus on the highest-risk elements from the very beginning, building them early and validating them with each sprint
By doing this, you can turn risks into opportunities and achieve potentially shippable software with each iteration
So, what are the big buses in your project? How can you drive them through the window of opportunity before it’s too late?
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