Yellow flags

“That’s going to cost more.” How much more?
“That’s going to take more time.” How much more time?
“That’s going to be harder.” How much harder?
“That’s going to be more complicated.” How much more complicated?

It doesn’t take a whole lot of thought to raise concerns or to point out challenges.

The hard work is in quantifying and qualifying those statements.

“Modifying those architectural plans will add two weeks to the project timeline.”
“Increasing the venue size by ten percent will require five more staffers.”
“Adding that feature will raise production costs by $10 per unit.”

These are statements of caution, too, but with meat on their bones.

In assessing risk, the best yellow flags have details attached.