Although task scheduling is very essential in the project process during the planning phase, setting a risk management plan and a backup strategy is a must. these risks could be caused by the organization and management, the development internal/external environment, customers, contractors, FDA regulations, etc.
Risks with these dates can be minimized so that the task is minimally affected by lateness by many points such as:
– setting realistic “expected” dates for each task instead of “optimistic” dates
– balance all necessary and unnecessary tasks according to the timeline, time needed for each task, and so on.
– set an alternative plan to in case of any sudden issue or situation with any team member
– define dependent tasks and plan how to avoid any lateness in performing the main tasks to avoid any later risk
– lower the schedule pressure in order to increase team productivity and avoid any lateness.
etc.