Chapter Meeting - Intensive Care for Troubled Projects

Projects are hard. Many critical projects struggle or even fail, so at some point you will have to rescue a project that got into trouble. This is usually a high-visibility, nail-biting experience. This presentation will show you techniques to stabilize, diagnose, and repair a damaged project. It will show you what to watch out for, how to get quick victories, and mistakes to avoid.

1. Recognize Early Warning Signs - Detect schedule drift, cost growth, poor quality, or stakeholder disengagement early.

2. Perform Rapid Project Triage - Identify severity, constraints, blockers, and systemic issues. Separate symptoms from root causes.

3. Stabilize the Project - Freeze scope and stop uncontrolled changes. Establish short-interval controls and issue backlogs.

4. Rebuild a Realistic Baseline - Reconfirm requirements, schedule logic, resource needs, and cost drivers. Rebaseline only once stable.

5. Strengthen Governance & Communication - Clarify roles, decision paths, and escalation routes.

Increase transparency with dashboards and reviews.

6. Attack Risks Systematically - Refresh risk register, re-score risks, assign owners, and track mitigation effectiveness.

7. Realign Stakeholders - Reset expectations through clear, documented agreements. Ensure consistent communication.

8. Rebuild Team Capability - Address skill gaps, workload issues, and unclear responsibilities. Add experts if necessary.

9. Deliver Short-Term Wins - Complete visible, achievable milestones to rebuild confidence.

10. Transition to Sustainable Delivery - Move from crisis control to predictable execution with long-term monitoring.

Jeff shows clients how to accelerate results by creating thriving projects and teams. He specialize in strategy deployment, operational and project excellence, and project portfolio management. As a trusted advisor, He also brings more than 30 years of experience  empowering clients, managing successful global programs, and developing innovative technology. He works across many sectors, empowering leaders in healthcare, public service, research, bioscience, and technology to implement practical systems that drive success.

Location:

Old Market Pub and Brewery

6959 SW Multnomah Blvd Portland Or 97223

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