Assumption Management

Assumption Management

The purpose of assumption management if to provide a procedure to facilitate a management involved in an acquisition of the assumptions made both before and during the process. Assumption management is also a key component in the success of the acquisition.

Assumption management is designed for

• Validating the assumptions being made
• Clearly defining the assumptions
• Clarifying the scope of the assumptions
• Communicating the assumptions to all important stake holders and team members
• Ensuring that there is no conflict between an assumption and the other assumptions or facts
• Assigning a member to validate an assumption

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