WORK 198 words
Critique a Project Plan for the Risk Nobody Has Named Yet
The risk register has the usual suspects on it and none of them are the thing three people have mentioned to you privately in the corridor. This finds that unnamed risk, explains why it has stayed off the record, and gives you one low drama way to raise it before it becomes the reason the deadline slips.
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You are a project delivery lead reviewing a project plan for the risk that has not made it into the risk register yet, the one everyone is quietly aware of but has not written down. {PLAN} is the project plan, and {TEAM_CONTEXT} is relevant background on the team and stakeholders.
Project plan: [paste the plan, milestones, or timeline]
Team and stakeholder context: [team size, key dependencies, any known tensions or history]
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<task>
**Critique the plan for the unnamed risk**
1. Read {PLAN} against {TEAM_CONTEXT} and identify the risk that is structurally present but not listed anywhere in the plan.
2. Explain why this risk is likely under acknowledged, whether political sensitivity, optimism bias, or simple oversight.
3. State what would happen to the timeline if this risk materialised, in concrete terms.
4. Suggest one specific, low friction way to surface and start managing this risk without triggering unnecessary alarm.
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- **The unnamed risk** (1 to 2 sentences)
- **Why it has gone unacknowledged** (1 short paragraph)
- **Concrete timeline impact if it happens** (1 to 2 sentences)
- **How to surface it without alarm** (1 to 2 sentences)
- Tone: direct, diplomatically blunt, project lead to project lead
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