We emphasize this because it is one of the fundamental premises underlying Risk Up Front: you have no greater tool than the empowered and accountable cross-functional project team for making corrections to your project. You must leverage this from the start of your project, and you will continue to rely on it throughout the course of your project. Substantial, complex projects require a core team, tracks, and track leaders. On smaller projects, the core team may be the same as the entire project team. At a small startup, your core team may be the entire company
