In today's world, when you think of modern disasters, they often have an IT edge to them. Identity fraud. Computer viruses. System crashes leading to lost data. Security breaches. Much like the emergency crews called upon after natural disasters strike, intelligent IT professionals are expected to come in, assess what happened, provide answers, and make it all better.
During a recovery effort, often a Risk Management team is called upon to assess what's happened and provide answers about what to do. Often, what is missing is the Project Management component, the "can-do" that needs to accompany Risk Management to make the strategy jump off the written plans. In terms of what positions should be involved, put on your cross-functional hat. Make sure that all key departments affected are involved, so the solutions don't exist in a silo.
Information Technology thrives on connectivity, communication, speed, and accuracy. The combined teamwork of Risk Management and Project Management can help any team in a recovery effort.
Here are seven Project Management prongs to help you when you find yourself looking for a magic wand to turn disaster into recovery.
1. "Living and Breathing" Project Agreements
The importance of a project agreement is critical to keep an assignment alive and functioning during a recovery period. If everyone is responding quickly to fix the situation but operating in a silo, you're going to find a lot of duplicated efforts coupled with many things falling through the cracks.
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