A continuación, te explicamos cómo puedes recuperarte de un proyecto de diseño fallido.

Acknowledge the failure: Accept responsibility and address the issues. Conduct a post-mortem: Analyze what went wrong, whether it’s due to scope, communication, or technical issues. Gather feedback: Get input from the team, clients, and users to understand pain points and areas for improvement. Revise the plan: Develop a new strategy to address the root causes and create clearer goals and processes. Communicate openly: Keep stakeholders updated on corrective actions and revised timelines. Foster collaboration: Strengthen team dynamics and improve communication to avoid similar issues in the future. Implement lessons learned: Apply insights from the failed project to improve resilience and success in future projects.

I did a job recently and somewhere along the line the roof gutter had some serious issues and wasn't draining properly with lots of leakage too. It was a very bad situation that made my client really unhappy, but then I had to go back and get the rook cause of the problem, as I was sure that the design and construction process was properly done. After checking, I discovered that the roofing sheet I bought was the problem. The vendor didn't have the sheet i specified and he convinced me to buy sheets that were uncoated, saying that it's the same thing. I agreed because the roof was hidden and the color didn't make any difference. Not knowing that uncoated sheets could easily get rusted.

Failure is good and it should be embraced. It's a sign that you're making progress as a professional and you're trying out more innovative ways and most importantly you're pursuing things outside your comfort zone. Hence, it's cardinal, to embrace failure, learn from the mistakes by fervently seeking constructive feedback and criticism with the right objective. Document the lessons and try to apply them in your future projects. Before you know it, you'll have a manual to help you in your day-to-day work as an Architect or Construction Specialist.

After accessing the failed roof job I did, I had to go back to the client explaining what had happened and that the sheets I got were the problem. They got rusted because they were uncoated and that resulted in the leakage we had in the gutters. He was grateful that I admitted my errors and told me to get a new set of roof sheets to redo the job. Opening up to your clients and admitting when you are wrong can change a lot in your career as a built industrial professional. Even if he wasn't going to pay for the sheets, i was ready to take full responsibility for it.

My confidence level was definitely pushed higher when I opened up to my client about the defective roof. Luckily he was accommodating of what had happened and I will definitely keep having conversations that will keep pushing to do better jobs.

I learnt a very big lesson from buying uncoated roofing sheets. That is something that will never happen again as I will definitely apply that experience to my future projects

-If failure occurs so that the project didn’t go as planned. you need find out why. -Conduct a thorough retrospective to understand the reasons behind the failure -Keep open lines of communication with your team and stakeholders -Create a detailed plan to address the issues identified. This might include revising the project scope, timeline, or resources -Don’t hesitate to bring in external experts or collaborate with other teams to get fresh perspectives and solutions. -Document the lessons learned from the failed project. This will help in avoiding similar mistakes in the future and improve your overall project management skills. For other side with nowadays at disposal technology Bim is the better way to prevent from project failure