Business:Concepts:Issue

An issue is anything which arises on your project which you have to deal with in order to ensure your project runs smoothly. Issues differ from risks in that they exist as a problem today, unlike risks which might turn into issues in the future. An example of an issue might be that a key project resource as called in ill, and is unlikely to attend the office for the remainder of the week. Issues need to be managed through the Issue Management Process.