
Dealing with Your Project’s Problems
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Productivity problems
Problem
Possible
causes
Potential
impact
Recommended
action
Time is
spent on
the wrong
tasks.
• People man-
age their time
poorly.
• A team mem-
ber prefers
some tasks
over others,
regardless
of relative
importance.
• You’ve sent
the wrong
message about
priorities.
• Work on
critical tasks is
delayed.
• The overall
project is
delayed.
• Clarify which
tasks are most
important.
• Assign tasks to
pairs of team
members to work
on together so
they can keep each
other in check.
• Provide resources
to help members
improve time
management
skills.
Problem
Possible
causes
Potential
impact
Recommended
action