- Inform the stakeholders about the situation and let them know there might be some changes in the timelines. - Re assess priorities. If there is an unavoidable deadline that is coming up, then work on the modules with highest priorities. We can also utilize the buffer time. - Identify and analyze the factors that caused delays. Create plans, procedures, or precautions for such unexpected situations in the future.

Firstly, setting the right expectations is important. Changes that put off plans are inevitable. In my experience, most such changes are driven by business demands. 1. First address the customer / business problem (note the word problem, not solution). Without addressing that, your roadmap may not matter. 2. When addressing the problem, try to find the path of least interruption. There may be multiple solutions; and some may not be ideal solutions, but they help you get over the hurdle. Be flexible in identifying solutions. 3. Weigh the impact on the road map & ensure transparency in communication with all internal and external stakeholders. 4. Trust your MVPs - identify the people whom to trust the most to implement this disruption.

To start, I would look at how the delay affects everything and see which steps in the prototyping process can continue. Keeping everyone in the loop is really important, so I’d make sure all involved parties are aware of the timeline changes. I'd collaborate with the team to rethink our priorities, concentrating on what we can accomplish given the new situation. Being adaptable and focusing on solutions would help us stay on course, even if we need to adjust our goals or come up with inventive ways to maintain progress.

- informing the key stakeholders about the potential delay is the very first thing to do - List down all the parts needed for prototyping, gather the data showing impact of the risk on each part's timeline and it's severity - look for possible alternatives like finding other suppliers for a few parts which could meet the timing, or carrying over a few of the old parts which might still work with the product, mitigating the risk causing the issue - Track timing of each part on regular basis to avoid any further delays and impact to new commitments - Once you are out of risk, look for the root causes of the issue and check how it could have been avoided - Document the lessons so in future it can be avoided or tackled better.