Say / Mean

Risk vs issue

RISKissue · ISH-oo

Something that might go wrong later; an issue has already gone wrong.

“The vendor's SDK upgrade is a risk: if it slips, our launch slips with it.”

When “issue” is right“The login outage this morning is an issue, and we're working it now.”

From Tue, Sep 29 2026 · Status updates & commitments

Practice it out loud

Give a status update on one real project out loud. Say what you commit to, one risk, and one piece of progress (not activity). Keep each to one sentence and don't use 'just' or 'basically'.

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