Troubled Projects – How to Get Them Back on the Right Path to Success
Many of us as project managers have come across a situation where we have been asked to take over a project that is "in trouble". Some of the reasons for this may include:
- Scope is extending beyond what was originally agreed upon when the project began
- Project spend to date is higher than what was expected by this point in the project and there is significant concern that the project will run out of funds before implementation
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Project is falling behind schedule, and there is concern that the project may not meet the deployment date
Forecast: Cloudy with Eventual Challenges
Understanding data sources for acquiring and integrating data is rarely a slam dunk. After all, each data source is like an employee in a company, unique coming to the table with similar content and behavior but there are underlying differences, sometimes very subtle, indicating the person is from somewhere else. My favorite example, the way the word coffee is annunciated across the US puts a little more insight on where a person may be from, says the Jersey girl. Unlike the accents where you understand the word and carry on with meaningful communication, data sourcing nuances define the phrase, the devil is in the details. Delta’s vs. full pulls, does the file need interception for cleanup, SLAs/ OLAs, upstream sources, downstream consumers…oh my. Not to mention the sensitive task of data classification requirements, PII (Personally Identifiable Information) vs. (Non PII) that data owners and integrators need to collaborate closely on.
Troubled Project Management - How to Get Them Back on the Right Path to Success
Many of us as project managers have come across a situation where we have been asked to take over a project that is "in trouble". Some of the reasons for this may include:
Getting your Thoughts and Data into the Cloud
A Critical Framework to Turn Goals into Results
Without clarity into how your company operates, it is easy to make uninformed decisions, which materialize in costly projects that deploy poor solutions that produce little benefit.
This is the first in a series of blogs that explores a critical framework used to avoid producing meaningless solutions, and help turn company goals into meaningful results.