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Taking the Bull by the Horns -- Wrestling with a Failing Project

Posted June 12, 2007 | Leadership | Leadership | Amplify

It's happened again: a critical project has gone off track and needs to be turned around before business results are affected and careers, including yours, are wrecked. You know you need to act quickly to prevent failure, but what, exactly should you do? After all, before the project "went red," it was sincerely believed that effective action was already being taken. So what, exactly, should the project team do differently now?

About The Author
Duff Bailey
Duff Bailey, PMP, is a Senior Consultant with TwoFour Consulting. Mr. Bailey is a veteran project manager who has managed and advised project teams at JPMorgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, RBC Capital Markets, Verizon, AIG, Bunge Global Markets, Dow Jones & Company, and Prodigy Services. He has special expertise in IT governance, the application of project management principles within an agile development framework, and the rescue and… Read More
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