Many of the projects that you will work on throughout your career will be planned initiatives that incorporate best practices. Examples of these projects are updating a process or implementing a new product or service. Then there are the impromptu, unplanned projects that occur due to an outside circumstance, such as an accident, a disruptive action within your industry, pandemic closings / re-openings, or other.

Think of an example of an impromptu or unplanned project that occurred. This can be driven by a historical event, a news story, or a recent event. From a project management perspective, please answer the following questions about that project.

A.      Briefly describe the unplanned project. If helpful, provide a link to a site or a story about that event.

B.      Evaluate the project management response to the event. From a project management perspective, what was managed effectively? What could have been managed better or done differently? Why?