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  1. Troubled Projects<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 The recognition and management of Troubled Projects represent one of the most unique situations in the spectrum of project management challenges. Specialized skills and approaches are required in order to achieve successful outcomes. M&M will post a series of observations and recommendations regarding the recognition, recovery and resolution associated with Troubled Projects.<\/li>\n
  2. Troubled Projects<\/u><\/strong> \u2013A Troubled Project may be considered as being a project that may not achieve a successful outcome. Modern project success criteria centers on project completion \/ delivery that is: Within allocated time duration<\/u>; within budgeted costs<\/u>; Achieving requisite performance level(s)<\/u>; and is Acceptable to the Customer \/ Buyer<\/u>.<\/li>\n
  3. Troubled Projects<\/u><\/strong> \u2013A Troubled Project is expected to, forecasted to, or otherwise may not achieve one or more of the project\u2019s success criteria \/ objectives. Typical success criteria are project completion \/ delivery that is: Within allocated time duration<\/u>; within budgeted costs<\/u>; Achieving requisite performance level(s)<\/u>; and is Acceptable to the Customer \/ Buyer<\/u>.<\/li>\n
  4. Troubled Projects \u2013 Call to Action<\/u><\/strong> Basically, a Troubled Project is one that is reasonably expected to not achieve its Business Case objectives. Managerial action is needed to enhance the possibility of achieving these Business Case objectives. This managerial action may be summarized is the three R\u2019s \u2013 Recognition, Recovery and Resolution.<\/li>\n
  5. Troubled Projects \u2013 Leading Indicators<\/u><\/strong> Recognition process should begin with leading indicators. Some leading indicators \u2013 Criticisms by Key Stakeholders, High Turnover of Key Stakeholders, Untimely \/ Late Decision Making, Poor Morale, Working Excessive Hours (other than occasionally), and \/ or Frequent Crisis Management.<\/li>\n
  6. Troubled Projects \u2013 Leading Indicators<\/u><\/strong> Recognition process should begin with leading indicators. More leading indicators \u2013 Labor Peak Greater than Planned, Labor Peak Later than Planned, Unexpectedly High Field Labor Turnover, Negative Cash Flow, Billing \/ Invoicing Less than Planned, and \/ or Construction Support Expenditures Greater than Planned.<\/li>\n
  7. Troubled Projects \u2013 Leading Indicators<\/u><\/strong> Recognition process should begin with leading indicators. Even more<\/u> leading indicators \u2013 Trending \/ Forecasting not in use, illogical, highly optimistic, unrealistic; Baselines not in use; Commodity consumption exceeding planned; Meetings are combative; Unwillingness to accept responsibility; and \/ or Poor change management.<\/li>\n
  8. Troubled Projects \u2013 Recognition<\/u><\/strong> There is urgency in the timeliness of recognition. Early recognition and action increases the quality of Recovery (remember \u2013 Recognition, Recovery and Resolution) options and potential results. Like many project challenges \u2013 \u201cFind IT early, Fix IT fast.\u201d<\/li>\n
  9. Troubled Projects \u2013 Recognition<\/u><\/strong> From leading indicators, segway into more quantitate project Key Performance Indicators (KPI\u2019s). Use all KPI\u2019s together (not individual KPI\u2019s) to consider whether trouble exists. There are about five: Schedule (usually CPM), Progress Curves (rate of progress), Productivity (key labor groups), Scope of Work and Total Labor per month.<\/li>\n
  10. Troubled Projects \u2013 Recognition<\/u><\/strong> The transition from Recognition to Recovery is the \u201ctrick.\u201d Recovery – Mastering the Art of the Achievable<\/u><\/strong>. Unrealistic \/ Excessively Optimistic recovery plans and actions are poison. Recovery plans that lack ambition and aggressiveness are vulnerable to criticism. Key attributes<\/u> \u2013 Integrity, Leadership, Courage and Prayer.<\/li>\n
  11. Troubled Projects \u2013 Recovery<\/u><\/strong> The three R\u2019s when Managing Troubled Projects are Recognition, Recovery and Resolution. Recognition and Recovery are addressed in Project Recovery<\/u><\/strong>, a highly authoritative publication authored by Dr. Harold Kerzner. Dr. Kerzner provides a complete process and relates it to Project Management Institute (PMI) managerial process.<\/li>\n
  12. Troubled Projects \u2013 Recovery<\/u><\/strong> As discussed in and earlier post, the full set of KPI\u2019s are needed. Often, some are missing or not used. If KPI\u2019s are missing, build the missing KPI\u2019s by reverse engineering using available data and that can be efficiently accessed. Build the KPI from present back to start of the project. Do not delay other actions \u2013 work concurrently.<\/li>\n
  13. Troubled Projects \u2013 Recovery<\/u><\/strong> Analyses of the KPI\u2019s combined with project assessments will reveal the path forward for recovery. Once the path has been identified and planned, rebaseline the KPI\u2019s such that meaningful managerial feedback can be achieved. For the one or two KPI\u2019s that reveal recovery status and progress, shorten the reporting period (e.g. monthly to weekly).<\/li>\n
  14. Troubled Projects\u00a0 – <\/u><\/strong>The recognition and management of Troubled Projects represent one of the most unique situations in the spectrum of project management challenges. Specialized skills and approaches are required in order to achieve successful outcomes. M&M will continue to post a series of observations and recommendations regarding the recognition, recovery and resolution associated with Troubled Projects.<\/li>\n
  15. Troubled Projects \u2013 Call to Action<\/u><\/strong> Basically, a Troubled Project is one that is reasonably expected to not achieve its Business Case objectives. Managerial action is needed to enhance the possibility of achieving these Business Case objectives. This managerial action may be summarized is the three R\u2019s \u2013 Recognition, Recovery and Resolution.<\/li>\n
  16. Troubled Projects \u2013 Recognition<\/u><\/strong> From leading indicators (see earlier posts), segway into more quantitate project Key Performance Indicators (KPI\u2019s). Use all KPI\u2019s together (not individual KPI\u2019s) to consider whether trouble exists. There are about five: Schedule (usually CPM), Progress Curves (rate of progress), Productivity (key labor groups), Scope of Work and Total Labor per month.<\/li>\n
  17. Troubled Projects \u2013 Owners and Major Disruptions<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 The world is in the midst of major disruptions to capital projects. Projects are being delayed, postponed, suspended, cancelled and otherwise seriously impacted.\u00a0 As owners consider the path forward, they first are compelled to consider putting their investment into a suitable status for the \u201chold\u201d period (without knowing the length of the \u201chold\u201d).\u00a0 Putting the project on hold involves creating stability and closure (temporary or permanent) with all major stakeholders.<\/li>\n
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