The Best Approach
The key to open and honest reporting
- Is through your project's risk and contingency plans
- "Bad" news can then be reported in the context of these plans
Under the respective headings of Risk and Contingency
- Your reports can demonstrate that
- 1. Problems are being reported honestly (gives confidence)
- 2. These things are to be expected and have been planned for (shows good management)
- 3. There are always variations from the projections (that's what contingency allowances are for)