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Most handover files are written in the last week before someone leaves, which is exactly when they are least useful. This practical guide sets out a two-week absence test for December, when empty desks and skeleton crews expose whether a project relies on one person's memory.
A key supplier going quiet mid-project is not always a crisis, but it is always a signal. This practical checklist covers what UK project leads should do in the first 48 hours, from escalation and paper trails to the conversation that surfaces the real problem.
Some 2027 project decisions genuinely need a January start. Many do not. They are simply being parked because November feels busy and December feels impossible. Here is a short case for making the calls now, plus a lightweight decision log that stops 2027 opening with a backlog.
Cost overruns rarely arrive with a warning. They leak in through small email requests, unclear sign-offs, slow feedback, unnecessary customisation and agenda-free calls. Here are five UK business habits that quietly inflate project costs — and one practical fix for each.
The default one-hour meeting is a quiet tax on decision speed in UK project teams. A 45-minute format — pre-reads, a named decision owner, a one-page log and a follow-up rhythm — can cut drag without losing the plot.