Sublime

business process management (BPM) focus exclusively upon repeatable, predictable kinds

planning became the generation of projects and decisions that are more robust under a variety of alternative futures.

make do with anything less. They are fully aware that if the quality of a strategic decision has been whittled down to one single indicator, important knowledge about thefundamental uncertainty in the project has been filtered out. In this way the first objective of scenario-based

number. The aim is to develop projects that are likely to have positive returns under any of the scenarios. The

The challenge is to structure one’s workflow in a way that insight and new ideas can become the driving forces that push us forward. We do not want to make ourselves dependent on a plan that is threatened by the unexpected, like a new idea, discovery – or insight.

If things don’t work out as planned, it’s unclear who is responsible for stepping in. With the advice process, the ownership for the decision stays clearly with one person: the decision maker.

direct instructions, but by using scenarios to set the context within which decisions are made down the line.

From him I learnt that one’s people and one’s clients are the most important assets. He was a humble leader, armed with vision, courage and cool-headedness.