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A methodology for assessing and correcting problems with a project that is late and/or over budget

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Project Rescue Operations or “How to Pull a Project out of the Ditch” April, 2006
Introduction ,[object Object],[object Object],We often fall victim to our own rhetoric. We believe that we can avoid problems (rather than just anticipating them) and are therefore unprepared to “pull our projects out of the ditch”. Instead, we are tempted to abandon them to failure.
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1. Situational Assessment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Danger Signals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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2. Building the Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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3. Implementing Change ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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4. Preserving the Gains ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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5. Graceful Exit ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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