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When in doubt, develop the situation

'Developing the situation' is the common-sense approach to dealing with complexity. Both as a method and a mind-set, it uses [...]
Top Ten Concerns of CFO’s – May 2009

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The fallacies of Scenario analysis

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The Risk of Spreadsheet Errors

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