The Operator Profile, explained
Profiling the person running the project, not just the project itself.
The Operator Profile engine profiles the person or team making the decision rather than the project itself. The same project can be a good or bad idea depending on who is running it, how much capital they can actually absorb, and how they behave under stress. It produces a hurdle rate and an approvals-confidence score that can be linked into the Financial Decision Engine.
Viability and risk scores tell you about the project. The Operator Profile tells you about the person running it. This distinction matters because the same project can succeed or fail depending on who is behind it.
Decision-making style
A short four-axis quiz places the operator against one of several archetypes based on energy source, information processing, decision style, and structure preference. Used as context alongside the numeric scores.
Risk tolerance vs. risk capacity
WaVES separates these deliberately. Risk tolerance is how much risk you say you're comfortable with. Risk capacity is how much you can actually absorb, calculated from liquid capital relative to what the project needs, adjusted for guarantee exposure and stress response. A gap of more than 4 points between the two triggers a capacity mismatch flag.
Track record
Years active, completed projects, largest project size, and historical cost and time overruns feed a track-record score alongside any default history.
Nigeria-specific factors
- Land title type and history of Omo-Onile disputes.
- Diaspora vs. resident status, and how the project is supervised on the ground.
- FX access channel and prior devaluation exposure.
- Off-plan track record: units sold vs. delivered, and any history of failed off-plan delivery.
- REDAN membership, company structure, and other professional registration.
- Unbudgeted facilitation costs, power provisioning assumptions, and experience in the specific state.
See this against your own project's numbers
The Property Viability Engine runs this logic against your actual location, standard, and size, free without limitation.
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What is a capacity mismatch in the Operator Profile?
It's flagged when risk tolerance and risk capacity are more than 4 points apart, a sign that stated risk appetite doesn't match financial reality.
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