What to do when your project management schedule slips

You’ve made a solid action plan, and done everything you were supposed to do — but sometimes even the most well thought out timeline can slip when life happens. In times like this, it’s important to not panic, take a step back and reevaluate how you’re going to get your project back on track. In this video Metzti Bryan-Fasano, Co-Founder and Production Leader at theOr, and Chris Abdullahi, Project Manager at CNN International, explain exactly what they do when their timeline slips. One great tip is they say never to blindside the client and always calmly make a new plan of action.

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