The Smart Way to handle Project Disaster Recovery
Despite the best-laid plans, sometimes you realize your project is getting badly off track and you need to take some form of corrective action to rescue it from disaster.
In this free eBook we will discuss some simple steps to get your Project Back On-track!
Here is an excerpt:
Your Project
Back On-track!
Recovering your project from disaster
Despite the best laid plans, sometimes you realize your project is getting badly off track and you need to take some form of corrective action to rescue it from disaster. There is a whole slew of people’s opinions on what the structure and content of a project disaster recovery plan should look
like. If you have the time and resources to sit down and come up with a detailed plan – then your project is already a disaster!
What I am focusing on, is something far more valuable – the steps to manage a project out of deep trouble so YOU are the HERO.
It is important to ‘think of wide’ when considering possible actions to get your project back on track. A common knee jerk reaction is to throw more staff resource or money at the problem, but that is not always the best thing to do. Indeed, for some problems simply throwing more people into the work just makes matters worse.
A great help is to bring in the team leader and possibly team members to talk about the problem. It is most often the case that your specialist team members can see solutions, indeed, can help you identify the root causes. After all, if your team are specialist experts, they will bring a wealth of experience and ideas to help implement corrective actions that will work.
Avoid the temptation to micromanage your project schedule and budget, after all if it is just a little off track, the best solution might be to keep things going the way they are but simply fast track the effort for the next few days to get your schedule back.
It’s also important not to panic and throw together a hastily thought through action plan without considering the full consequences…
