Assessing and Recovering Troubled Projects
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Course Length: 2 Days
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Upcoming Dates:
11/10/2010
Assessing and Recovering Troubled Projects
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Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
• Apply a proven process for assessing and recovering troubled projects
• Rapidly perform an assessment of a troubled project
• Develop a project recovery plan
• Manage the project transition until the project can be declared “stable”
• Use key metrics to measure the success of the recovery transition plan
Key Topics
The course addresses the following key topics:
• Overview of the project assessment and recovery process
• Developing the project assessment and recovery scope statement
• Planning the project assessment
• Assessing the trouble project
• Developing the project recovery plan
• Transitioning and monitoring the project
• Preventing troubled projects
Target Audience
This course is designed for:
• Project managers, either experienced or with limited practical experience
• Functional managers who support project managers
Prerequisite
Before taking this course, it is recommended that the participant either:
• Complete Tools & Techniques of Project Management
• Have equivalent project management knowledge or experience, especially in the areas or scheduling and cost control and risk management
Class Description
This course is divided into the following modules:
Module 1: Overview of the project assessment and recovery process
• What causes projects to get into trouble?
• Primary factors: personnel, process, tools, and performance measurement
• The project recovery process
Module 2: Developing the project assessment and recovery scope statement
• Defining and developing the project scope statement
• Key stakeholders for a troubled project
• Key resource, documentation and communication needs
Module 3: Planning the project assessment
• Overview of the project assessment process
• Project assessments: critical success factors
• Critical assessment areas of focus
Module 4: Assessing the troubled project
• Working the project assessment process
• Key activities; assessment, project data analysis and communication
Module 5: Developing the project recovery plan
• Overview of the project recovery planning process
• Assessing risk and developing risk mitigation strategies
• Establishing project measurements
Module 6: Transitioning and monitoring the project
• Overview of the transition process
• Executing the recovery plan
• Measuring project progress and success
Module 7: Preventing troubled projects
• Review of project management best practices
• How to get project into trouble without even trying
• Continuous project improvement processes
