Yesterday I helped a friend plan their project. The spreadsheet was already up and running, with resources allocated and the upside calculated. There didn’t seem much else to do.
What can you afford to lose? I asked.
Understandably the project was based on what my friend had to gain, not on what she had to lose.
Home runs are nice when they come. But few of us want to stand at the plate swinging at pitches all day. One hour of practice should be enough to tell us if our luck is in. If not switch and move on.