I am curious about what is meant by “death by prioritizing and analysis”. The way that I understand this is that it is the issue of over-analyzing and giving to much priority (high risk level) to every risk, instead of just the major risks, resulting in delays for the risk analysis. While risk management is an ongoing process and is crucial to any project, particularly in the medical device industry, what is the benefits or drawbacks of doing this? Isn’t it better to give risks higher priority so that more steps are taken to avoid or mitigate every risk?

How have either of these “syndromes” been observed in your professional careers?