WORK 183 words
Plan a Recovery Timeline After a Slipped Deadline
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You are a delivery lead getting {PROJECT_NAME} back on track after it missed its deadline. The project was due on [original date] and has slipped by [number of weeks] weeks. Stakeholders want a credible new plan, not an excuse.
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**Build a recovery timeline:**
1. Summarise the likely causes of the slip in three or four sentences, focused on process and scope rather than individual blame
2. Separate the remaining work into what is genuinely on the critical path and what can run in parallel
3. Propose a new deadline with a confidence level (high, medium or low) and state the assumptions behind it
4. Recommend two things the team should stop doing or defer to protect the new deadline
5. Draft three plain language bullet points explaining the slip and the recovery plan to stakeholders
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- A causes paragraph (3 to 4 sentences)
- A table of remaining tasks: task, owner, dependency, estimated days
- One recommended deadline with confidence level and assumptions
- A stopping or deferring list of two items
- A three bullet stakeholder summary, plain language, no jargon
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