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When things go off track: How would you lead the recovery?

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Srikana Ray
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Project Professional, PMP

Imagine you have just joined a critical project as the new Project Manager midway during the project lifecycle. During execution, you discover that a key component was missed during planning and development, putting the project timeline, budget, and deliverables at risk.

How would you get the project back on track while maintaining stakeholder confidence?

What would be your immediate priorities?

How would you assess the impact and decide on the recovery strategy?

How would you communicate the issue and manage stakeholder expectations?

Would you use AI to support impact assessment, identify gaps or make informed decisions?

What is your approach, and have you faced a similar situation in your project management journey? Please share your insights and experience.

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Syed Ashir Riaz
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I would pause dependent work, confirm the gap, assess the impact on time, cost, and scope, and use AI to check for other hidden gaps. Then I would give the sponsor two or three options, get approval, and update stakeholders early and weekly.

Example: In a campaign at our incubation center, the landing page was missing after ads were booked. I paused the spend, offered two options, and we launched a week later with a simple page.

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