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Change, cut, and recover

When reality hits, renegotiate scope/date/quality explicitly. Hope is not a plan.

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Tradeoff conversation

Show options: cut scope, move date, add people (rarely helps short-term), accept risk.

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Write a 3-option decision memo for a slipped milestone.

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Triple constraint
  • Cut lists
  • Incident-style recovery

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