Uncertainty and Risk Management
- Proactive management of uncertainty in complex change programmes
- Enabling the business benefits of incremental change with closely managed risk
- Intelligent incremental management of diverse uncertainty
- Providing clear visibility and control for stakeholders
IndigoBlue brings a proven approach to the proactive management of uncertainty in change programmes. In this way we enable the full business benefits of the Agile incremental approach within a rigorously risk-managed environment.
Uncertainties exist in all change programmes. These can range from business uncertainties (what are our competitors doing) through to technical challenges (will the solution scale), and from market uncertainties (what is the latent demand) to functional (how much change do we need deliver to succeed).
Traditional projects typically aim to remove all uncertainties at the outset. Though uncertainties imply risk, removing them too early in the process can add risk.
Agile techniques offer the potential for uncertainties to be managed more flexibly. However, the standard agile approach offers little by way of structured uncertainty management and risks can escalate to become programme threats.
IndigoBlue’s approach identifies clearly the material uncertainties at the outset of the programme. For each we evaluate their potential impact and establish a baseline approach for their resolution, in the context of the incremental delivery plan. The resulting incremental plans can take many forms (business, marketing design and many others) and tracking against them forms part of the rigorous governance approach we bring to incremental change projects.
Our proactive and ongoing approach to uncertainty management enables optimal and reliable resolution of uncertainty in complex change programmes – maximizing the business benefit of the incremental approach within a framework of well managed risk.
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