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    "name": "Dylan Fitzgerald",
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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eEverything is risk mitigation\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery engagement, every time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoing expert delivery work? You\u0026rsquo;re helping the client mitigate the risk of being unable to ship the delivery on their own, \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003eand\u003c/span\u003e the risk of being the sole party to blame if things go wrong.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsulting on team processes? If the team doesn\u0026rsquo;t improve, it\u0026rsquo;s not the manager\u0026rsquo;s fault; they\u0026rsquo;ve mitigated their risk by hiring a consultant.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTalking through the tradeoffs of a particular technical tool? You\u0026rsquo;re helping your client balance how much they trust the tooling with how much risk they have appetite for.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat risk have you mitigated today? It\u0026rsquo;ll map pretty closely to \u0026ldquo;what value did you provide\u0026rdquo;, but the perspective may be drastically different.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Editor\u0026rsquo;s note: this blog will be off on Monday, returning Tuesday.)\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# Everything is risk mitigation\n\nEvery engagement, every time.\n\nDoing expert delivery work? You're helping the client mitigate the risk of being unable to ship the delivery on their own, \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003eand\u003c/span\u003e the risk of being the sole party to blame if things go wrong.\n\nConsulting on team processes? If the team doesn't improve, it's not the manager's fault; they've mitigated their risk by hiring a consultant.\n\nTalking through the tradeoffs of a particular technical tool? You're helping your client balance how much they trust the tooling with how much risk they have appetite for.\n\nWhat risk have you mitigated today? It'll map pretty closely to \"what value did you provide\", but the perspective may be drastically different.\n\n(Editor's note: this blog will be off on Monday, returning Tuesday.)",
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