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When projects fail outside of your control, as a PM what do you do differently?

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Srikana Ray
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IT Project Manager

When a project fails due to constraints beyond the Project Manager's control, I would like to know what do you plan to do differently next time?

Do you use some tool or a document to gather details about failure or simply use lessons learned?

What helps you to move on and start working on the next project?

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Srikana Ray
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Feb 17, 2026 9:16 AM
Replying to Michael King
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Lessons Learned after a failure is the first step to determine what went wrong and determine how to prevent the same (or similar) issues from happening again. Was there a gap in the requirements? Were there risks that were not identified? Did the project team have the proper skills, resources, and time? Once you have the answers to these and other questions you will be able to build a go-forward plan.
Thank you for sharing your insights.
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