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@@ -213,11 +213,31 @@ Benefits of splitting development into these two funding phases:
 2. More reliable funding for the bulk of the project, because it can be better estimated
 3. Forces project manager to do upstream work in the first 10-20% --> setting the project up for success.
 #### Risk Management
+You can hope for the best but should prepare for the worst --> risk management.
+Typical risks:
+- failure to plan
+- failure to follow the plan that has been created
+- failure to revise the plan when project circumstances change
+
+Software development is a high-risk activity, which is why it is essential to perform risk managment. 
+
+> [!Quote] By Tom Gilb
+> If you don't actively attack the risks on a software project, they will actively attack you.
 
 #### Project Control
-
+Without project control every project is *out of control*, which is definitely something we do not want. We do not want to control the people, but rather the project itself:
+- Choose a software lifecycle model (e.g. staged delivery) to provide a framework
+- requirements change management --> only update what is necessary
+- Design and coding standards, to have consistency
+- write detailed plan of project to align developer's work with goals and to minimize conflicts in between developers
 #### Project Visibility
+The visibility is the ability to determine a project's true status, which will give answers to questions like:
+- Is the project on track to achieve goals?
+- Are we within 10% of budget and schedule or only within 50%?
 
+Activities that help achieve visibility:
+- Vision Statement
+- Hold a planning checkpoint review after 10% of the project
 #### Peopleware
 
 #### User Involvement