Stage 1: There's no problem
Stage 2: There may be a problem, but it's too early to do anything about it
Stage 3: Maybe we should do something about this problem, but there's nothing we can do.
Stage 4: There was something we could have done, but it's too late now
It's called the four stage strategy:
Stage 1: There's no problem Stage 2: There may be a problem, but it's too early to do anything about it Stage 3: Maybe we should do something about this problem, but there's nothing we can do. Stage 4: There was something we could have done, but it's too late now