Most deployment delays trace back to paperwork. This is the sequence that keeps timelines intact.
Deployment timelines rarely slip because of hiring decisions. They slip because a passport is close to expiry, a medical is out of date, or an attestation was requested too late.
Sequence matters: identity documents first, then skills evidence, then medicals, then visa processing, then travel. Running these out of order creates rework.
Every document should have an owner and an expiry date tracked from day one. Where attestation or legalisation is required, treat it as a lead-time item, not an administrative afterthought.
Done properly, documentation stops being a bottleneck and becomes the reason a placement lands on schedule.