MDP209 - Managing Troubled Projects
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Course description
Despite the rapid advancement of the profession of project management, every organization has projects that are not achieving from time to time. There is a need to recover or rescue these projects in order to meet their business objectives. Learn about the tools and techniques that help you take over an existing project and succeed in meetings its objectives.

Who should attend
Senior project managers, program managers, or program directors who have completed a Project Management Certificate or are PMP Certified.

What you will achieve

• An understanding of the reasons why projects fail


• The development of a baseline for managing someone else's project


• Practical strategies for recovery of troubled projects


• The ability to plan and manage the transition of problem projects to successful projects


• Increased confidence to assess & recover your next troubled project.

What you will learn

• How to Transition In - review best practices for taking over an existing project


• How to Organize and Lead the Recovery - review best practices for the management of a successful assessment and recovery effort


• How to Assess Project Problems - structure and lead the effort to assess the problems


• How to Perform Root Cause Analysis - validate the assessment of problems and use industry best practices to determine the causes of problems encountered by troubled projects


• How to Develop a Recovery Plan - develop and implement a plan to return a project to success


• How to Avoid Troubled Projects in the Future - the importance of tools, project management skills and methodology, the project office, and review.