Got a project that's out of control? If the project is red, you need to do something differently. It's what you do next that counts!
Honestly, how bad is it?
How bad you are really in the @#$% needs to be established … and quickly! How much are you over the approved budget and what is the estimate to complete the work? How are you tracking against the baseline schedule? Does it bear any resemblance to reality? And the really big one; will all the benefits declared in the business case be realised.
Stop Fire Fighting and Do Your Day Job
Let’s face it. How many projects have you been involved with that were planned and executed to perfection? How many have been delivered on time, on budget and with scope and requirements fully met? And how many times did you achieve all this without any conflict between stakeholders, the core delivery team and vendors? I bet the answer is bugger all.
To Agile or 'Not Too Agile'
If You Can't Change The People ... Change The People
Archive
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March 2018
- Mar 30, 2018 Archive Mar 30, 2018
- Mar 30, 2018 If You Can't Change The People ... Change The People Mar 30, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 6, 2018 To Agile or 'Not Too Agile' Apr 6, 2018
- Apr 13, 2018 Stop Fire Fighting and Do Your Day Job Apr 13, 2018
- Apr 19, 2018 Honestly, how bad is it? Apr 19, 2018
- Apr 27, 2018 Got A Project That's Out Of Control? Apr 27, 2018
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May 2018
- May 4, 2018 Project Manager Can't Tell You The Facts? May 4, 2018
- May 11, 2018 Initiating A Project For Success May 11, 2018
- May 18, 2018 Stop Making The Same Mistakes! May 18, 2018
- May 25, 2018 No Surprises Please May 25, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 1, 2018 Meetings don't need chocolates Jun 1, 2018
- Jun 8, 2018 Pragmatic Agilism Jun 8, 2018
- Jun 15, 2018 Vitamins for Project Fatigue Jun 15, 2018
- Jun 22, 2018 Trust, but verify Jun 22, 2018
- Jun 28, 2018 Make The Shortcut The Process Jun 28, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 5, 2018 Square Peg, Round Hole? Jul 5, 2018
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August 2019
- Aug 18, 2019 Fighting fires while your project burns Aug 18, 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 Getting It Done With Practical Agilism Aug 28, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 11, 2019 How To Learn The Early Warning Signs Your Project Manager Is Failing Sep 11, 2019
- Sep 25, 2019 This Is The Best Thing You'll Do To Save A Failing Project Sep 25, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 20, 2019 Project Redemption Oct 20, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 27, 2019 Getting Your Project Off the Ground with Decisive Sponsorship Nov 27, 2019