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Author: Henrique Moura Publisher: ISBN: Category : Leadership Languages : en Pages : 11
Book Description
Project managers frequently have an ambiguous attitude toward a troubled project. On one hand, on a personal level, a troubled project is demanding, with unfulfilled expectations, pressure, conflict, and hard work. On the other hand, it requires project managers to practice the best of project management: establish direction, prioritize issues, gather people around a common objective, negotiate objectives, and solve problems. This paper suggests an approach for identifying and dealing with troubled projects with confidence and control. The approach deals with redefining project objectives, and identifying and fixing problems across people, process, and product dimensions. The rescue process is broken down into distinct phases to improve control: mandate, assessment, definition, intervention, and transfer. Some of the main symptoms and potential causes that can be detected on project management documentation and human behavior are identified. Many of the suggested techniques were developed through trial and error by progressively customizing classic project management approaches to a crisis environment.
Author: Henrique Moura Publisher: ISBN: Category : Leadership Languages : en Pages : 11
Book Description
Project managers frequently have an ambiguous attitude toward a troubled project. On one hand, on a personal level, a troubled project is demanding, with unfulfilled expectations, pressure, conflict, and hard work. On the other hand, it requires project managers to practice the best of project management: establish direction, prioritize issues, gather people around a common objective, negotiate objectives, and solve problems. This paper suggests an approach for identifying and dealing with troubled projects with confidence and control. The approach deals with redefining project objectives, and identifying and fixing problems across people, process, and product dimensions. The rescue process is broken down into distinct phases to improve control: mandate, assessment, definition, intervention, and transfer. Some of the main symptoms and potential causes that can be detected on project management documentation and human behavior are identified. Many of the suggested techniques were developed through trial and error by progressively customizing classic project management approaches to a crisis environment.
Author: Claudia Alex Morris Publisher: ISBN: Category : Risk management Languages : en Pages : 2
Book Description
Tough days are common for project managers. Team members can miss deadlines. Slow decision making can hold up project progress. Breakdowns in communication can cause conflicts and confusion. As the project manager, what could you have done to avoid these problems? Did you miss the warning signs of a looming issue? By the time the project is impacted, it's too late. You must now prepare for a difficult status meeting with the sponsor.
Author: Todd C. Williams Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn ISBN: 0814416829 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 304
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Rescue the Problem Project provides project managers, executives, and customers with ways to accurately assess issues and fix problems. Many books explain how to run a project, but only this one shows how to bring it back from the brink of disaster.
Author: Abdulrahman H. Alaskar Publisher: ISBN: Category : Risk management Languages : en Pages : 9
Book Description
A project doesn't go from on track to failure overnight, but passes a period of transition. With the number of troubled and failed projects increasing every day, estimates indicate that this issue costs the global economy billions of dollars annually (Sessions, 2009). As organizations strive to ensure that the required positive return is obtained, one enduring question keeps surfacing: "Is the project worth it or still worth it?" This challenging task requires specific attention and effective leadership to successfully manage troubled projects and prevent one more failed project. Although there are numerous studies on effective tools and strategies to manage troubled projects, the issue should be brought into the mainstream and more closely in line with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide). In this paper, the author provides a clear definition of troubled and failed projects, as well as project troubles versus project risks. The paper identifies underlying causes and offers guidelines on how to identify, assess, and manage troubled projects. With a focus on project recovery versus project termination, the author provides valuable lessons learned from examples of troubled projects.
Author: Ghaleb Bakri Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"Successfully Managing Troubled Projects" is a must-have resource for project managers, team leaders, and anyone involved in managing projects in dynamic and demanding environments. This book will empower you to overcome project hurdles, maximize efficiency, and deliver successful results. Whether you are a seasoned project professional or a novice in the field, this book will be your trusted companion in navigating the challenges of troubled projects and emerging victorious.
Author: Elizabeth Goodman Publisher: ISBN: Category : Information technology projects Languages : en Pages : 12
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Statistics continue to show that many IT projects remain challenged. The Standish Group, Boston, Massachusetts-based IT project management research firm, "found a decrease in IT project success rates and an increase in IT project failures over the past two years" (Levinson, 2009, para. 2). According to Levinson (2009), the research found "thirty-two percent of IT projects were considered successful ... and one-in-four (24 percent) IT projects were considered failures, having been cancelled before they were completed, or having been delivered but never used ... and forty-four percent were considered challenged" (para. 2). Levinson also indicates that the CHAOS summary report from the Standish Group revealed the recession over the past few years has exacerbated the situation through "budget slashing" (para. 1) and personnel reductions impacting IT project success rates. Given the persistent trend in projects running into difficulty, it is highly likely that at some point a project manager will be faced during his or her career with a recovery situation. Knowing how to put a stalled project back on track, whatever the product methodology (e.g., waterfall, agile) can mean the difference between success and failure for both the project manager as well as the business. This paper identifies numerous approaches that can be taken to recover a project. It discusses the symptoms of a troubled project and recovery options for troubled projects. The more generic traditional approach often leans toward focusing on in-depth analysis to find the root causes of the troubled project issues. Frequently, this will entail appointing a consultancy to conduct this process. Although this approach has clear benefits, it potentially will take time to accomplish and, in the process, break down the team, often losing people and their knowledge, which then has to be rebuilt. As well as being costly, the project can go into paralysis. Typically, the project manager can come under threat and potentially lose his or her position. This paper will illustrate, through a real case study, how, with the application of a simple three-step process and technique, the project manager can quickly turn around a failing or struggling project, and bring it back on track under control while maintaining trust and confidence with stakeholders.
Author: Emad E. Aziz Publisher: ISBN: Category : Project management Languages : en Pages : 9
Book Description
Rescuing a troubled project should be the jewel in any project manager's crown. This step-by-step guide uses a methodical approach based on a careful combination of some of the tools addressed in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and Managing Successful Projects using PRINCE 2 Manual. The approach is based on treating the troubled project as though it was a new one; going through all five phases of initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and close out, and using an "Issues-breakdown structure" instead of the regular work breakdown structure (WBS). The tools alone are never enough. This paper also looks at the human aspects of rescuing a troubled project: motivating the team and re-building their shattered morale, managing stakeholder expectations, and adjusting project communications and conflict management. After a 200 percent schedule overrun, and a 280 percent cost overrun, the author was able to rescue a project using the techniques in this guide. The paper defines a troubled project and then looks at the importance of rescuing troubled projects. It then identifies the two triggers that signal a troubled project. The paper also looks at the roles of the project manager and the project sponsor or client. It lists symptoms apparent on a team after working on a failed project. Next, the paper discusses how to turn the project team into a rescue task force and then planning a rescue. It examines the 10 steps in the method for the rescue plan.
Author: Neal Whitten PMP Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers ISBN: 156726302X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 274
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Learn the Best Practices That Make the Difference Between Troubled Projects and Consistently Successful Projects There's no better way to learn the nuts and bolts of a profession than by having a mentor at your side. But most project managers and leaders don't have that advantage — and that's why Neal Whitten wrote this book. Having Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects on hand is like having a mentor to guide you at every turn in the road. Neal shows you how to avoid a painful learning curve with a set of best practices for leading consistently successful projects. In this book, Neal distills his 30 years of experience into tips and strategies that are easy to learn and apply to your projects. These strategies will give you a decisive competitive edge in leading projects and working with stakeholders, clients, and team members. Learn How to: • Run your project like you'd run your own business • Become a “benevolent dictator” for the most effective leadership • Recognize and deal with professional immaturity • Deal with difficult people • Master behaviors that will make your team leaders' jobs easier and benefit your own career • Assess if you're too soft — and learn to make unpopular decisions if they're necessary to project success • Create a culture that fosters the success of your project • Gain the respect of your team members • Avoid making long-term project commitments • Manage to your top three problems
Author: Ralph L. Kliem, PMP Publisher: Auerbach Publications ISBN: 9781439852460 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 210
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Whether you use budget, schedule, quality, or other criteria, the statistics by think tanks, institutes, associations, and other trade organizations all point to one inescapable conclusion: your project has a greater chance of getting into trouble than staying out of it. Based on the lessons learned by the author during a quarter of a century of leading projects to successful conclusions, Managing Projects in Trouble: Achieving Turnaround and Success unveils the five secrets to ensuring success—even for projects seemingly doomed to fail. Using numerous flow diagrams and checklists, it explains how to take action in ways that will increase the likelihood of success and minimize the possibility of failure. Specifically, it shows you how to: Recognize the symptoms of troubled projects Revisit your project’s vision and execute an improved vision Examine all options for turning your project into a reality Choose the options most appropriate to your situation Supplying step-by-step guidance through each phase, the book explains how to spot the symptoms of troubled projects early on and arms you with time-tested techniques to address the problems that will inevitably emerge. Each chapter includes a case study that illustrates real-world implementation of the actions and steps discussed as well as a checklist to help ease the transition from project failure to surefire success. Learn the five secrets for turning troubled projects around detailed in this book—or continue what you’re doing at your own peril.
Author: Henrique Moura
Author: Henrique Moura
Author: Claudia Alex Morris
Author: Todd C. Williams
Author: Abdulrahman H. Alaskar
Author: Ghaleb Bakri
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Author: Elizabeth Goodman
Author: Emad E. Aziz
Author: Neal Whitten PMP
Author: Ralph L. Kliem, PMP