FLOWCHART FOR TROUBLED PROJECTS

YES

NO

YES

No

NO

YES

YES

NO NO

YESNO

NO

YES

NOYES

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?