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Planning projects around 2027 holidays prevents deadline surprises. Here’s how to map holidays into your project plan — and keep work moving during coverage gaps.
Map holidays into the plan
Add every public holiday for your team’s locations as non-working days in the schedule. Then check which milestones fall within ±3 days of a holiday and move them.
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December coverage planning
Publish the coverage roster by mid-November: who’s off, who’s on, what’s frozen, what counts as an emergency.
Multi-country teams
A shared holiday calendar across locations is essential — your ‘quiet week’ may be the other team’s busiest.
Scheduling rules
No releases the week of major holidays, no deadlines on the first business day back, and buffer any handoffs that span a holiday.
Bottom line
Planning projects around 2027 holidays prevents deadline surprises. Here’s how to map holidays into your project plan — and keep work moving during coverage gaps.
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