Fix Project Problems

Fixing project problems with a structured strategy helps you resolve them directly and in less time. You need a solid understanding of the problem to determine why it's occurring and to ensure it does not reoccur. Use the following strategies to determine and resolve problems.

• Determine the problem: Describe the problem clearly, so it's easy to understand. Then explain it's effect on the project.
• Why it's happening: Determine why the problem is occurring. If you don't know why, you won't be able to track the problem.
• Alternatives and impact: Determine other alternatives and their impact on the project.
• What's the best alternate approach: Have the appropriate project stakeholders determine the best alternatives that you have identified.
• Fix it: Determine a plan using the alternatives identified to fix the problem and implement it. Then place them in your project plan to ensure that they are completed.
• Monitor: Check to make sure that the problem has been resolved. If it has been, then you are finished. If not, you need to keep working by returning to step number one.