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All organisations are planning for the best possible project results and are utilising their best resources available to make it all happen.

 

Despite all the best intentions and efforts put into projects, research by the Standish Group in the USA in 1995 shows that on average only 16% of all software development projects are delivered on time and on budget. However, most of these “successful” projects are deployed with only between 42% and 74% of their original features and functions.

 

Given that most projects are undertaken to improve business results and with the abovementioned in mind it is highly desirable for an organisation to identify in a timely manner if a project is heading the wrong direction and if so to determine what is causing the problems and what corrective actions to apply.

 

One of the first obstacles to overcome is to obtain recognition from the project organisation that their project is in trouble and that it will not get any better without immediate and drastic measures. Reasons for the denial of their project being in trouble are many for a variety of reasons, ranging from fear of being blamed (shoot the messenger) to denial of reality or refusal to admit wrong, and anything in between.

 

Recognising telltales of troubled projects and subsequently developing and implementing corrective actions to get a project back on track again is highly specialised work, especially if dealing with complex projects under difficult and stressful circumstances. Also this type of work requires a different attitude and approach because project obstacles need to be removed fast and a lot of activities needs to be done in a short period of time.

 

Although a project recovery operation often seems chaotic there are a number of repeatable processes that each recovery need to go through to bring the operation to a successful conclusion.

 

For this we have a developed a comprehensive project recovery methodology AdPReP® (Advalue Project Recovery Process) consisting of documented step by step processes, complete with diagrams, guidelines, tools, templates and checklists. This will allow us to focus on the real problems and not to worry about processes and tools.

 

This methodology combined with our extensive project management experience ensures the best possible outcome to recover troubled projects.

 

If interested in more information about AdPReP® or to find out how we can assist with a troubled project you may have, please feel free to contact us without any obligations.

 

Needless to mention that we will treat your enquires with the highest confidentiality (see our privacy statement).

 

If you want to know more about the Standish research and the Standish Chaos Report, click here.

 

For white papers on project recovery, click here.

Project Recovery

Recovery

Regaining or returning toward a normal or healthy state