Who Says Weather Can't Affect IT Projects?

We've all read about military campaigns throughout history being thwarted by the weather, not to mention construction projects. But weather is something that rarely comes up in any risk plans for IT projects (yes -- some IT organizations actually develop risk plans).

As anyone managing a project with resources in the U.S. Gulf Coast region knows, sometimes even an IT project can be thwarted by weather-- in this case hampered by unavailable resources or facilities.

Yes, even IT risk plans need to consider weather factors.