Challenge Assumptions Before They Become Failures

Imran Khan, Ph.D. · · Blog · 1 min read

Challenge Assumptions Before They Become Failures

Some of the biggest problems do not start with bad intent.

They start with reasonable assumptions.
The operator will manage.
The software will reject it.
The supplier will catch it.
The user will respond correctly.
The network is protected.

In Quality, Functional Safety and Cybersecurity, risk often enters quietly through what we stop questioning.

That is why mature teams do not only review failures.
They also review assumptions.

This Friday, one useful question for all of us is:

What assumption in your process needs to be challenged before it becomes a problem?

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By Imran Khan, Ph.D.. Originally published 21 Aug 2026 on LinkedIn. Republished on Vexido with the original visuals.

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