assumption Archives - The AIM Institute Look for Landmines and Launchpads… especially in unfamiliar markets.

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Look for Landmines and Launchpads… especially in unfamiliar markets.

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A Landmine can kill your project… but who steps on a Landmine they can see? When you convert assumptions and questions into facts, you make landmines visible and therefore harmless. A Launchpad is an unexpected, high-value customer outcome. Discover these before competitors to develop solutions in a “competition-free zone.” This approach is perfect for your Horizon 2 and 3 projects.

For more, see 5-minute video at www.deriskprojects.com

Consider 3 “landmine principles” in your high-stakes projects.

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A landmine is something that could blow up your high-stakes project. Consider 3 points: 1) Landmines pose a greater threat in unfamiliar terrain, so be extra careful outside your core. 2) We don’t like to think about unhappy thoughts–like landmines–so be diligent in investigating assumptions that could become landmines. 3) No one steps on a landmine they can see. So the team’s first job is to make all assumptions visible… and then determine which might be a landmine.

To see how this is done, view the video at Project De-risking with Minesweeper

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