Opportunity management is an unusual but fruitful activity for project managers

 

Risks and opportunities are both events that could affect your progress towards the goal you are focusing on. Risks hinder, and opportunities help. By considering both, you can potentially find new ways to link your agenda to others, or detach it from those that don't help — if you can.

• What is happening elsewhere in your organisation that could give your project or goal a major boost?
• What is the most exciting thing going down currently? What part does your work play in it, or could play?
• How is your work connected to the big problems in the organisation? Does it need to be that way?
• What are the powerful people doing? Why should they be more interested in what you are doing?
• What opportunities should you be attaching too?
• What risks should you be trying to avoid or mitigate?

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