RECOVERY

First, schedule the necessary meetings. Since you are having problems, the meetings should be more frequent than normal at first. The frequency can be decreased as the program progresses.

Second, review the measurements and metrics and determine which are out-of-tolerance and which are in tolerance. For those that are out-of-tolerance, you need to make a tactical decision as to how to handle each one. Some may be allowed to run normally and, with increased scrutiny, will in time be brought back into tolerance. For instance, there may be times when an event is behind schedule today or this week but will be back on schedule by next month. That is frequently a problem with the plan. If this is the case, let it run and return to schedule ...

Get Blueprint for Project Recovery: A Project Management Guide The Complete Process for Getting Derailed Projects Back on Track now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.