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Thursday, February 24, 2011

What to Do When a Deadline Can't Be Met

Missed deadlines can be expensive and disastrous for any business. If you are behind schedule and may miss an established deadline, here are some tips to remedy the problem.


If deadlines were met all the time, it would be a perfect world. Customers would be satisfied; you would be happy, and your company’s bottom line healthy.
Alas, this is not the case. The realities of life can sometimes cause you to miss deadlines. An urgent work assignment can come up unexpectedly or something in your personal life may demand immediate attention. You then try to break your neck catching up, even foregoing sleep and subsisting on coffee for days, which might just compound the problem.

You can see it now: irate customers barking on you on the phone for failing to deliver the promised product or service on time. Or customers checking on you every hour to know the progress of your assignment. Worse, customers may leave you for failing to accomplish the agreed terms of service on time. Some may even impose penalties.  
Missed deadlines, more so if done regularly, can be expensive and disastrous for any business. In fact, it can become a black eye on your record.
If you are behind schedule and may miss an established deadline, here are some tips to remedy the problem:


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