I agree with most of the participants above regarding the issues that may arise while the project manager is out on a leave. These issues are very common in the industry and the project team must get adhere to. As a result, there needs to be better communication with the project stakeholders. Also, there needs to be sign off paper, which basically says that the x person will be able to sign off on the paper works in the absence of the project manager. By having this implemented in the company, it will avoid project delays. All in all, we are all humans and emergency situations come up so one just needs to make sure proper communication is implemented.