When your project exhibits one or more of the symptoms described in the section titled "Symptoms of Troubled Projects", and further investigation reveals that your project is at risk of not delivering to budget, schedule, or scope, it's time to intervene.
The project rescue has a life cycle of its own which mirrors the project's life cycle. The Assessment phase initiates the rescue, the Intervention Planning phase plans the rescue, the Intervention Execution phase implements the plan, and the Post-intervention Review phase closes the rescue out. The rescue needs a champion. If you're reading this and contemplating a project rescue you're likely that person. If you're also the project manager you'll need to convince the project sponsor of the need and urgency for the rescue and to make sure they're on board. You may also need others to help you plan and implement the rescue. We refer to this as the "team". In the Assessment phase the team will gather project information and review the information. To do this the team needs to gather project documentation such as reports, metrics, the project schedule, etc. Interviews of project stakeholders will shape your rescue strategy and interviews with the project team members will give you each team members unique perspective on the issues the project faces. They may also provide some valuable tips on how to fix it. The sections described above and the rest of the pages in this area represent a framework to structure your project rescue. The pages in the Enhancing the Project Rescue Framework offer a perspective of project rescue that focus on how the various activities are related and what deliverables are required. |
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