Q: As a project manager, you learn that a teammate will be out sick for at least a week. They will be unable to complete their tasks, potentially causing the project to go past its deadline. Which work reallocation strategy can keep the project on schedule?
- Get leadership to approve overtime so the teammate can catch up on work when they return.
- Review the out-sick teammate’s tasks to determine which tasks have “float” and figure out where the order of tasks can be changed or resources can be juggled.
- Have teammates work longer hours to get their tasks done and then do the out-sick teammate’s tasks
- Distribute all of the out-sick teammate’s tasks evenly among team members