# 3 – Finding or having the best fit candidates for your project may not always be possible. Budget constraints, availability of resources based on timing of the project itself, even your own skill-set and experience may not align perfectly with the specific tasks and responsibilities you will be assigned. This is, unfortunately, nothing new and you have to learn quickly to face these kinds of challenges head on. Ultimately, of course, do whatever you can to get the best and sufficient resources to improve your chances of success, but recognize that in the real world, the perfect level of resourcing is a nirvana always sought after but seldom enjoyed.
What can you do about it? Identify and recognize shortfalls and weaknesses both in yourself and within your team. Be honest. Ensure that you bump up task estimates to account for expected “on the job training/learning” time, especially early on in the project time-line, based on each resource’s current vs ideal/required skill-set to get the job done. Communicate and look for opportunities to overcome those challenges as quickly as possible. Take advantage of team member cross-training, mentoring and self-paced learning to acquire missing technical skills, all of which will have an immediate and positive impact on productivity. Foster and encourage an open and collaborative team spirit where everyone is willing to support one another.
Ultimately, this is one factor that takes rolling up your sleeves and heavy dose of good old fashioned hard team work to get the job done. Don’t forget to reward your team or yourself for triumphs along the way!
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