When in the project does risk assessment happen?

Risk assessment probably started in your head when you were first assigned the project: you began thinking about what it would take to be successful. Risk assessment is a natural human behavior. We look at situations and assess the probability of achieving our desired outcome—is it safe to cross the street, change lanes, or eat the food off the buffet? Mitigation and management follow: once the risk has been assessed, we take the necessary actions to…

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