Comments on: Spotting a failing project http://fearnoproject.com/2009/05/29/spotting-a-failing-project/ Thoughts, experience, tips and tricks on issues affecting project managers and project management Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Asking for Help « Fear No Project – A Project Management Blog http://fearnoproject.com/2009/05/29/spotting-a-failing-project/#comment-1562 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:41:12 +0000 http://fearnoproject.com/?p=163#comment-1562 [...] tasks are yellow flags to project managers that may signal the need to ask for help. (see: Spotting a failing project and How to create and use predictive project [...]

]]> By: Kevin Brady http://fearnoproject.com/2009/05/29/spotting-a-failing-project/#comment-1492 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:31:38 +0000 http://fearnoproject.com/?p=163#comment-1492 I could think of some other ways to spot a failing project

1 no sponsor or project board – find one or give up
2 none accredited project manager with seat of the pants management style
3 no risk or issue management
4 no bottom up planning

]]> By: Bruce McGraw http://fearnoproject.com/2009/05/29/spotting-a-failing-project/#comment-137 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:19:49 +0000 http://fearnoproject.com/?p=163#comment-137 Thanks for sharing Michael! I really agree with ” constant change in priorities”. Like your post on this!!

]]> By: PM Hut http://fearnoproject.com/2009/05/29/spotting-a-failing-project/#comment-132 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:57:23 +0000 http://fearnoproject.com/?p=163#comment-132 I have published a very short article on the symptoms of project failure. Following are some of my favorites:

* Repeated missed deadlines
* Constantly Changing Priorities
* Increasing levels of management’s intervention

“Waning Support” is probably the same thing as “Lack of interest”…

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