This flowchart provides steps for addressing troubled projects, beginning with determining if the project is essential, recoverable, and acceptable to sponsors. If not, the project may be abandoned or closed out. If the project is viable, the chart outlines developing a recovery plan through stakeholder consultation, identifying root causes, and formulating a recovery strategy with amended documentation, budgets, and execution plans. It concludes with lessons learned and organizational improvements.

1. FLOWCHART FOR TROUBLED PROJECTS
YES
NO
YES
No
NO
YES
YES
NO NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
LESSONS LEARNED, FEEDBACK TO ONGOING
PROJECTS, ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING
AMEND PROJECT DOCUMENTATION / ORGANISATION
(WBS/OBS/CBS/TBS/RBS, schedule, org structure)
TRAINING SESSIONS, ORGANISATIONAL ALIGNMENT,
ASSISTANCE AS REQ'D
PROJECT REFORMULATION STRATGEY +
DEALING WITH EXISTING PROJECT
ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY MECHANISMS
(Rescope, Repackage, Re-contract)
FINALISE RECOVERY PLAN/STRATEGY
INCEPTION PLAN (Communicate to relevant parties,
training sessions, organisational change)
MODIFY AS
REQUIRED
VERIFY REVIEW & RECOMMENDATIONS - Root Causes
& possible solutions
CONSULT 'RELEVANT' STAKEHOLDERS / PROJECT
TEAM MEMBERS (Task Force?)
DEVELOP RECOVERY PLAN, PRIOIRITIES, PEOPLE,
TIME/COST, TRAINING
INTERIM REVIEWS OF REPORTS, COMPLIANCE WITH
GOALS, TEAM EVALUATION, EXECUTION.
ASCERTAIN ASPECTS TROUBLED (Planning, Scope,
Quality, Comms, Risks, Team, Client)
DEFINE REQUIREMENST FOR RECTIFICATION /
ACTION PLAN
SEEK AUTHORISATION FOR CHANGE/FURTHER
WORK
CLOSE OUT
PROJECT
ABANDON
ISSUE REPORT TO
PM/PD
FORMULATE RECOVERY PROJECT TO BE
IMPEMENTED & EXECUTED
NEED FOR PROJECT / BUSINESS CASE
PROJECT EXECUTION (Execution Plan, M&C,
Reports/Escalation Criteria, Change Control)
PROJECT PLANNING (Baseline, Sequence, Dependency,
Constraint, Riask, WBS/OBS/CBS/TBS)
ASCERTAIN REMEDIATION REQUIRED PLUS BUDGET
(Time/Cost/People)
PROJECT INITIATION (Project Charter, Authority,
Procurement Model) / Funding)
COMPLETE?
TROUBLED?
Is Project Recoverable in
current context?
Essential
Project?
OK?
Acceptable to Project
Sponsor?
OK?
Business Case
review req'd?