scenario planning
noun[U]
MANAGEMENT,GOVERNMENT,FINANCEukusthestudyofpossiblefutureeventsinsociety, anindustry, theeconomy, etc., and how they mightaffectanorganization, and theactionofplanningtopreparefor them:
Scenarioplanninghelpsif we'retryingtodecidewhether toinvestin something.