Phantasy questions method

Success Problem

What are the methods for searching the project risks and opportunities?

Impact

Discovering the project risks and opportunities helps the project manager to prepare in time and effective measures to secure the project against risks and to make best use of its opportunities.

Recommendation

One effective method how to discover the project risks and opportunities is the fantasy questions method. It is a repeatable set of job steps and decision criteria based on questions supporting the fantasy of interested parties in relation to the given project. The questions can be asked to himself or to another person. The example of the short version (method of three ques-tions): 1. Imagine, you are dreaming about your project. What is the „nightmare“ for this project? 2. Good fairy calls upon you: „I will fulfill you three whishes for this project – which will be it“? This can help to discover not only three risks, but also three opportunities for the project! 3. Ask new member of the project team or your supplier: „What is unusual with this project?“ These questions may not suit for every project, but they can provoke other more suitable questions.

Category

• Risk & Opportunities