“If you have a risk register now, you could think of adding a column called Opportunities.”

“I made a column of all the worst things that could happen… then a column for how to minimize each… then a column for how to get back quickly”

“‘we just created one in Excel where you point to the amount column… you can go look at the visual and you see huge spikes’”

“A few extra weeks could be a large reduction of risk; longer pauses become awkward because risk may not fall fast enough”

“Risk and purchasing is a unique opportunity to begin managing risk with a letting of requests for quotes, bids, establishing insurance parameters within those lettings”