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Triggers and Plan Bs
In developing and reviewing your risk management plan, keep an eye on trigger points and remember that contingency plans, if implemented, may create secondary risks.
During the course of your project work, you should keep your risk management plan handy and make sure you’re aware of your risks and trigger points. Ideally, you should have placed milestones in your project plan to remind you of potential or upcoming risks and trigger points.
For example, if you know that only Joaquin can write a particular section of code, you should have a checkpoint prior to that work package to check that Joaquin is available for this task at the scheduled time. It wouldn’t be helpful to find out the day before work on that task is to begin that Joaquin just took off for a month in Mali. Make sure you review your risk management plan and keep an eye on your trigger points. Build them into your schedule if you haven’t already so that risks and associated triggers are kept in the forefront.
Remember, too, that implementing “Plan B” is a change to your project and must be addressed through your change management procedures. During the risk management-planning phase, you should have identified the major areas that might be impacted by your “Plan B,” but once work commences, the picture may change. Even if the risk is identified and “Plan B” is implemented, you may still be creating …
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