Project Management with Critical Event Management

For many years now technology has become a large part in how we manage critical events. From eliminating silos with situational awareness to workflow automation, the technology in how we manage critical events matters. We are always looking for technology to improve the way we collaborate and coordinate as a unified team. However, the technology we use for critical event management does not only need to be used to manage critical events but can also be used to manage projects.

We need to combine project management with critical event management. We have seen the technological advancements and improvements when it comes to managing and coordinating a critical event. So why should that change when managing daily projects? One of the things that I hate to see is technology that only comes out to play when something bad happens.

Over the past year many of us have used technology every day that we may only use once maybe twice a “normal” year. There are times where technology may not even be touched for years by individuals being activated for a critical event. I remember early in my emergency management career in which I hardly ever used incident management software unless it was an exercise or an activation. It was difficult for individuals reporting to an emergency operations center to even remember how to log into the system. Why was that? It was hardly ever used, and only minimal training was provided.

What can we do to improve this? 🤔

Easy. 💡

Let’s think outside the box. Why use software applications only when something bad happens? Instead let’s expand the software out to the entire organization to incorporate their daily projects and task management. The administrators won’t be the only ones to check maintenance and updates. Emergency management won’t be the only ones that know how to use the system. Incorporating the entire organization to utilize critical event management software for project management will familiarize employees and stakeholders with what will be used for a critical event. Let’s take different business processes and design various workflows to incorporate a single pane of glass not only when a disaster strikes but when going about our daily business operations. Wouldn’t it be nice to incorporate a common operating picture not only during a disaster but for daily operations as well?