Reclamation's Decision Process Guide
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People take risks whether or not they take action. To gather support for your process, understand the risks that participants will be taking. Lay out the advantages a disadvantages of addressing the problem. Be as frank and as open as possible. The chance for an effective solution, an enhanced reputation or credibility , and cooperation on other projects may be enough to outweigh the risks from the participant's perspective. Working on a project requires taking a stand on an issue even if the stand is merely that it would be worthwhile to find a solution. People invest their political influence, professional expertise, resources, or social standing when they agree to work on a project and, thus, weigh the risks before committing themselves. Decisionmakers and internal participants may also hesitate to act or to adopt innovative approaches to solve the problem. Internal participants or teams may be afraid of:
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The easiest way to avoid risk is to do and say nothing. Unfortunately, this may simply invite other risks and compound the problem. Bring a particular risk out in the open and explore the possibilities to help avoid or lessen the risk. The methods listed below are only a few me asures to acknowledge and work with risk for both external and internal participants.
Risk and uncertainty should be considered at all stages of the decisionmaking process as appropriate to the level of detail. |
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Executive Summary Tour Priority <------> Change |
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Handyman's Tour Politics <----> Limitations |
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Helpful Hints Tour Hidden Agendas <-------> End tour |
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