Risk-Based Scope Framing
Value Preservation
Risk-Based Scope Framing
Framing scope to contain exposure before commitments are locked in, not after the contract is signed.
Why It Matters
90%
Of a project's risk and cost exposure is effectively locked in by the time contracts are signed
~9%
Average contingency that better scope framing recovers before it's ever needed
Why It Matters
Almost all governance happens after the riskiest decisions are made.
Most risk and cost control effort goes into managing a contract after signature, when the cheapest and largest lever — how the scope itself is framed — has already been spent before anyone signs anything.
What We Do
- Frame scope explicitly around what's contained versus what's exposed
- Pressure-test scope and risk allocation before signature, not during execution
- Align risk-and-reward terms to where each party actually controls the outcome
- Document the framing logic so it survives staff turnover on either side
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